Applications of magnetic resonance imaging in radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

VernacularTitle:磁共振成像在鼻咽癌放射治疗中的应用
Author: Jifei XU ; Fan WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; Nasopharyngeal neoplasms; Radiotherapy
From: Journal of International Oncology 2012;39(2):127-130
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)has apparent dominance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) diagnosis,staging,the plan of radiotherapy target and assessment of efficacy because of its high-contrast of parenchyma and muli-parameters imaging.Especially diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) developed in several years,it can provide qualitative and quantitative information at the cellular level about tumor cellularity and the integrity of cell membranes,which is valuable for tumor detection,cervical lymph nodes metastases,systemic transfer,monitoring and predicting the treatment response of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.