Multimodality imaging with CT, MR and FDG-PET for radiotherapy target volume delineation in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Background This study aimed to quantify the variation in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma gross tumour volume (GTV) delineation between CT, MR and FDG PET-CT imaging. Methods A prospective, single centre, pilot study was undertaken where 11 patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal cancers (...

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Published in:	BMC cancer Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 844
Main Authors:	Bird, David, Scarsbrook, Andrew F., Sykes, Jonathan, Ramasamy, Satiavani, Subesinghe, Manil, Carey, Brendan, Wilson, Daniel J., Roberts, Neil, McDermott, Gary, Karakaya, Ebru, Bayman, Evrim, Sen, Mehmet, Speight, Richard, Prestwich, Robin J.D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 04.11.2015 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cancer Cancer Research Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology Care and treatment Complications and side effects Consent Diagnostic imaging Female Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - chemistry Health aspects Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Medicine/Public Health Middle Aged Oncology Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - pathology Patients Positron-Emission Tomography - methods Radiation therapy Radiotherapy Research Article Research ethics Squamous cell carcinoma Surgical Oncology Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors United Kingdom > UK Positron-emission tomography Computed tomography Magnetic resonance imaging Delineation Gross tumour volume Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Head and neck squamous cell cancer Radiotherapy
ISSN:	1471-2407, 1471-2407
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