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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2023

Assessing the variability and correlation between SUV and ADC parameters of head and neck cancers derived from simultaneous PET/MRI: A single-center study.

Paramest Wongsa, Mayurachat Nantasuk, Sinirun Singhnoi, Phattarasaya Pawano, Attapon Jantarato, Dheeratama Siripongsatian, Pradith Lerdsirisuk, Monchai Phonlakrai

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Paramest WongsaSchool of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science Technology, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Sciences, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mayurachat NantasukSchool of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science Technology, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Sciences, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sinirun SinghnoiSchool of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science Technology, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Sciences, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
Phattarasaya PawanoSchool of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science Technology, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Sciences, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
Attapon JantaratoNational Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
Dheeratama SiripongsatianNational Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pradith LerdsirisukNational Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
Monchai PhonlakraiSchool of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science Technology, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Sciences, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Abstract

objectiveIntratumoral heterogeneity is associated with poor outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients owing to chemoradiotherapy resistance. [

methodsFirst, ADC variability was measured in an in-house diffusion phantom and in five healthy volunteers. The SUV variability was only measured with the NEMA phantom using a clinical imaging protocol. Furthermore, simultaneous PET/MRI data of 11 HNC patients were retrospectively collected from the National Cyclotron and PET center in Chulabhorn Hospital. Tumor contours were manually drawn from PET images by an experienced nuclear medicine radiologist before tumor volume segmentation. Next, SUV and ADC's histogram were used to extract statistic variables of ADC and SUV: mean, median, min, max, skewness, kurtosis, and 5

resultsThis pilot study showed that both parameters' maximum coefficient of variation was 13.9% and 9.8% in the phantom and in vivo, respectively. Furthermore, we found a strong and negative correlation between SUV

conclusionThe SUV and ADC obtained by simultaneous PET/MRI can be potentially used as an imaging biomarker for assessing intratumoral heterogeneity in patients with HNC. The low variability and relationship between SUV and ADC could allow multimodal prediction of tumor response in future studies.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansPilot ProjectsPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesFluorodeoxyglucose F18Radiopharmaceuticalsand ADChead and neck cancerintratumoral heterogeneitysimultaneous PET/MRISUV

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