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Nei tumori del distretto testa-collo, l’impiego della tomografia computerizzata (TC) e dell’ecografia (US) consente l’acquisizione di informazioni critiche nella diagnosi, nella stadiazione, nel monitoraggio della risposta al trattamento e nel follow-up.
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Maroldi, R., Farina, D., Ravanelli, M., Botturi, E., Pittiani, F. (2011). Diagnostica per immagini: TC ed ecografia. In: Tumori della testa e del collo. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1806-8_8
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