Predictive value of pretreatment MRI texture analysis in patients with primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Jiaji MaoJin FangXiaohui DuanZehong YangMinghui CaoFang ZhangLiejing LuXiang ZhangXiaoyan WuYue DingJun ShenPublished in: European radiology (2019)
• Higher CE-T1WI-based uniformity and smaller tumour volume are predictive of improved PFS in NPC patients. • The combination of CE-T1WI-based uniformity with tumour volume and the overall stage has a better predictive ability for PFS than the tumour volume or the overall stage alone. • Pretreatment MRI texture analysis has a prognostic value for NPC patients.