A review of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in head and neck cancer patients for treatment evaluation and prediction of radiation-induced xerostomia
Abstract The incidence of head and neck cancers (HNC) is rising worldwide especially with HPV-related oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma. The standard of care for the majority of patients with locally advanced pharyngeal disease is curative-intent radiotherapy (RT) with or without concurrent chemoth...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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Series: | Radiation Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-02178-0 |