Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonic Histogram Features to Evaluate Radiation Toxicity of the Parotid Glands: A Clinical Study of Xerostomia Following Head-and-Neck Cancer Radiotherapy

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound histogram features in the quantitative assessment of radiation-induced parotid gland injury and to identify potential imaging biomarkers for radiation-induced xerostomia (dry mouth)—the most common and debilitating side e...

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Published in:Acad Radiol
Main Authors: Yang, Xiaofeng, Tridandapani, Srini, Beitler, Jonathan J., Yu, David S., Chen, Zhengjia, Kim, Sungjin, Bruner, Deborah W., Curran, Walter J., Liu, Tian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345172/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25088832
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2014.05.017
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