Suresh Mukherji
CT perfusion provides the unique ability to noninvasively quantify the microvascular blood flow of tumors and normal tissues. CTP provides important information on the biologic response to nonsurgical organ preservation and has the potential to determine whether the tumor is properly responding to nonsurgical organ preservation therapy (NSOPT). The ability to noninvasively monitor tumor … more »
Sotirios Bisdas
Malignancies in the head and neck and their nodal involvement often present in an advanced stage that reduces the chances for successful treatment and prolonged survival rates. Though clinical endoscopic examination is the cornerstone of therapeutic strategies, follow-up is hampered by unspecific tissue changes, whereas the response on the increasingly used neo-adjuvant therapy regimens … more »
Minh Tam Truong
Tumor perfusion and hypoxia have been of significant interest among head and neck radiation oncologists and radiologists, as it has been shown in radiobiologic studies that tumor hypoxia is a major determinant of radiation resistance in patients undergoing curative-intent radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. In our study we sought to … more »
Nickoleta L. Hoefling
While much of CTP application in neuroradiology has been in stroke and intracranial tumor imaging, previous interesting studies have shown CTP’s usefulness in head and neck cancer. It has been shown that CTP is not only useful in diagnosing head and neck cancer but also in predicting which tumors may respond … more »
Dheeraj Gandhi
Recent advances in anatomic imaging techniques have significantly improved our ability to assess the locoregional spread of head and neck cancers. While CT and MR imaging remain the gold standard for radiographic evaluation in mapping the extent of primary tumor and regional metastasis, early and accurate detection of tumor recurrence, as well as … more »
Aaron Zima
Traditional radiology has focused on the anatomic description of disease before and after therapy. While this is vital to the overall care of patients, as health care moves forward, there will be more and more emphasis placed upon cost containment and patient outcomes for administered therapies. Predicting whether a certain disease process will … more »