Can Parameters Other than Minimal Axial Diameter in MRI and PET/CT Further Improve Diagnostic Accuracy for Equivocal Retropharyngeal Lymph Nodes in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma?
Yu-Wen WangChin-Shun WuGuo-Yi ZhangChih-Han ChangKuo-Sheng ChengWei-Jen YaoYu-Kang ChangTsair-Wei ChienLi-Ching LinKeng-Ren LinPublished in: PloS one (2016)
NPC LRPL nodes with an MIAD ≥ 6.1 mm are positive. Among nodes with an MIAD < 6.1 mm, if the NSUVmean ≥ 2.6 or MACD ≥ 25 mm and MAAD ≥ 8 mm, the nodes are positive; otherwise, they are negative.