Influence of tumor and microenvironment characteristics on diffusion-weighted imaging in oropharyngeal carcinoma: A pilot study

In head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) imaging plays a major role in staging, response evaluation and early detection of recurrent disease. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a modality which is increasingly used, since it provides excellent soft-tissue contrast. Besides conventional anatomical images, additional functional MRI sequences are applied, such as diffusion weighted MRI (DWI). DWI quantifies the restriction of random motion of water molecules in tissues as the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) [1,2].

Source: Oral Oncology - December 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Justin E. Swartz, Juliette P. Driessen, Pauline M.W. van Kempen, Remco de Bree, Luuk M. Janssen, Frank A. Pameijer, Chris H.J. Terhaard, Marielle E.P. Philippens, Stefan Willems Source Type: research