Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging techniques for treatment response evaluation in patients with head and neck tumors, a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:Novel advanced MRI techniques are investigated in patients treated for head and neck tumors as conventional anatomical MRI is unreliable to differentiate tumor from treatment related imaging changes. PURPOSE:As the diagnostic accuracy of MRI techniques to detect tumor residual or recurren...

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Main Authors: Anouk van der Hoorn, Peter Jan van Laar, Gea A Holtman, Henriette E Westerlaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5443521?pdf=render