Correlation between histogram-based DCE-MRI parameters and 18F-FDG PET values in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: Evaluation in primary tumors and metastatic nodes.
Antonello VidiriEmma GangemiEmanuela RubertoRosella PasqualoniRosa SciutoGiuseppe SanguinetiAlessia FarnetiMaria BenevoloFrancesca RolloFrancesca SperatiFilomena SpasianoRaul PelliniSimona MarziPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Evident relationships emerged between DCE-MRI and 18F-FDG PET parameters in OPSCC LNs, while no association was found in PTs. The complex relationships between perfusion and metabolic biomarkers should be interpreted separately for primary tumors and lymph-nodes. A multiparametric approach to analyze PTs and LNs before treatment is advisable in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- pet ct
- squamous cell carcinoma
- pet imaging
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- lymph node
- diffusion weighted imaging
- magnetic resonance
- small cell lung cancer
- sentinel lymph node
- lymph node metastasis
- radiation therapy
- early stage
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- smoking cessation