International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 436-439 , May 2010

Cone-beam CT in the assessment of mandibular invasion by oral squamous cell carcinoma: results of the preliminary study

  • A.W.F. Hendrikx

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • T. Maal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • F. Dieleman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • E.M. Van Cann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • M.A.W. Merkx

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Matthias A.W. Merkx, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 590, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, PO box 9101, NL 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 24 3614561; fax: +31 24 3541165.

,Accepted 5 February 2010.

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00051-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.02.008

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 436-439 , May 2010

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