CT predictors of sub-centimeter occult lymph node metastases in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: A case-control study.
Megan V MorisadaArnaud F BewleyKenneth BroadheadReza AssadsangabiAlireza PaydarAndrew C BirkelandMarianne AbouyaredLihong QiVladimir IvanovicPublished in: The neuroradiology journal (2023)
In cN0 OCSCC patients undergoing END, round/oval shape, asymmetric number, and disrupted fatty hilum of lymph nodes on pre-operative CT imaging are novel and highly predictive of occult nodal disease.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- squamous cell carcinoma
- patients undergoing
- image quality
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- sentinel lymph node
- lymph node metastasis
- high resolution
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- fatty acid
- radiation therapy
- functional connectivity
- resting state
- photodynamic therapy