ArticleOncotarget2017
Apparent diffusion coefficient histogram analysis can evaluate radiation-induced parotid damage and predict late xerostomia degree in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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- Prognostic models for radiation-induced complications after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The Use of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer and Recommended Reporting Guidance.Seminars in radiation oncology · 2024Review
- Risk factors for malnutrition in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Enhanced CT combined with texture analysis for differential diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma and adenolymphoma.BMC medical imaging · 2023Article
- A review of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in head and neck cancer patients for treatment evaluation and prediction of radiation-induced xerostomia.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2023Review
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- Apparent diffusion coefficient measurement of the parotid gland parenchyma.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2021Review
- Radiation-induced parotid changes in oropharyngeal cancer patients: the role of early functional imaging and patient-/treatment-related factors.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2018Article
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Abstract
We investigated apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram analysis to evaluate radiation-induced parotid damage and predict xerostomia degrees in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients receiving radiotherapy. The imaging of bilateral parotid glands in NPC patients was conducted 2 weeks before radiotherapy (time point 1), one month after radiotherapy (time point 2), and four months after radiotherapy (time point 3). From time point 1 to 2, parotid volume, skewness, and kurtosis decreased (
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