T1 and T2 mapping for identifying malignant lymph nodes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Jiangming QuBoju PanTong SuYu ChenTao ZhangXingming ChenXiaoli ZhuZhentan XuTianjiao WangJinxia ZhuZhuhua ZhangFeng FengZheng-Yu Jin

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2023)

The application of T1 and T2 mapping is feasible in differentiating metastatic from non-metastatic lymph nodes in HNSCC and can improve diagnostic efficacy compared to DWI.

Keyphrases

lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
high resolution
small cell lung cancer
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
high density
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
early stage