MRI visibility and displacement of elective lymph nodes during radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients

MRI visibility and displacement of elective lymph nodes during radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients

Background and purposeTo decrease the impact of radiotherapy to healthy tissues in the head and neck region, we propose to restrict the elective neck irradiation to elective lymph nodes at risk of containing micro metastases instead of the larger lymph node volumes. To assess whether this new concep...

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Main Authors: Floris C. J. Reinders, Peter R. S. Stijnman, Mischa de Ridder, Patricia A. H. Doornaert, Cornelis P. J. Raaijmakers, Marielle E. P. Philippens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Radiology
Subjects:
magnetic resonance imaging
lymph nodes
radiotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
head and neck neoplasm
elective neck irradiation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fradi.2022.1033521/full

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