Prospective Study
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World J Radiol. Jan 28, 2017; 9(1): 17-26
Published online Jan 28, 2017. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v9.i1.17
Table 2 Apparent diffusion coefficient metric values for human papillomavirus negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients who were classified based on survival as dead of disease, alive with disease and no evidence of disease before, during and post- radiotherapy
MRIDOD ADC mean (× 10-3 mm2/s)
AWD ADC mean (× 10-3 mm2/s)
NED ADC mean (× 10-3 mm2/s)
PrimaryNodePrimaryNodePrimaryNode
Pre-Tx1.51 ± 0.361.43 ± 0.581.66 ± 0.411.26 ± 0.190.85 ± 0.270.86 ± 0.20
During Tx (2-3 wk)1.92 ± 0.331.54 ± 0.112.12 ± 0.381.41 ± 0.381.49 ± 0.131.39 ± 0.08
Post-TxNo primary0.98 ± 0.29No primary1.93 ± 0.22No primaryNo node

  • Citation: Aramburu Núñez D, Lopez Medina A, Mera Iglesias M, Salvador Gomez F, Dave A, Hatzoglou V, Paudyal R, Calzado A, Deasy JO, Shukla-Dave A, Muñoz VM. Multimodality functional imaging using DW-MRI and 18F-FDG-PET/CT during radiation therapy for human papillomavirus negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Meixoeiro Hospital of Vigo Experience. World J Radiol 2017; 9(1): 17-26
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v9/i1/17.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v9.i1.17