Diffusion-weighted MRI: impact of the size of the ROI in detecting metastases in subcentimeter lymph nodes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Andrijana Jović Jana Fila Krešimir Gršić Mirko Ivkić David Ozretic

Published in: Neuroradiology (2020)

ROI size affects the ADC value of the nodes. The higher histopathological grade of the primary tumor is inversely correlated with the ADC value of the lymph nodes.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted
lymph node
contrast enhanced
sentinel lymph node
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
radiation therapy
rectal cancer