SPECT/CT-guided lymph drainage mapping for the planning of unilateral elective nodal irradiation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Pieter D de Veij MestdaghMarcel C J JonkerWouter V VogelWillem H SchreuderMaarten L DonswijkW Martin C KlopAbrahim Al-MamganiPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2018)
SPECT/CT-guided LDM is feasible and can be used to guide unilateral ENI in HNSCC patients in prospective studies. In addition, the anatomical confidence in visualization of contralateral drainage indicates a potential for ENI limited to draining levels alone.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- image quality
- ejection fraction
- contrast enhanced
- chronic kidney disease
- dual energy
- ultrasound guided
- high resolution
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- prognostic factors
- lymph node
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- mass spectrometry
- risk assessment
- rectal cancer