High- and ultrahigh-field magnetic resonance imaging of naïve, injured and scarred vocal fold mucosae in rats

• Main Authors: Ayami Ohno Kishimoto (Author), Yo Kishimoto (Author), David L. Young (Author), Jinjin Zhang (Author), Ian J. Rowland (Author), Nathan V. Welham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Subepithelial changes to the vocal fold mucosa, such as fibrosis, are difficult to identify using visual assessment of the tissue surface. Moreover, without suspicion of neoplasm, mucosal biopsy is not a viable clinical option, as it carries its own risk of iatrogenic injury and scar formation. Give...