Role of Computed Tomography in Prediction of Depth of Invasion and Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Oral Cancer.
Viswanth KottakotaDibya Falgoon SarkarV N Saratchandu TadepalliVijaya Aditya YadarajuKalla B MuralidharSanketh KotneMuralidhar BoraPerraju Bhaskar Bhuvan LaguduPublished in: Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery (2024)
CT-derived DOI correlates significantly with pathological DOI although both are not similar. CT scan can predict nodal metastasis in fairly accurate manner using the four radiographic criteria used in this study. Radiographic depth of invasion can be used as predictor of cervical node metastasis.