The role of imaging in head and neck cancer:
An overview of different imaging modalities
in primary diagnosis and staging of the disease

Veena Vishwanath; Sarah Jafarieh; Agata Rembielak

doi:10.5114/jcb.2020.100386

eISSN: 2081-2841
ISSN: 1689-832X

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

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Original paper

The role of imaging in head and neck cancer: An overview of different imaging modalities in primary diagnosis and staging of the disease

Veena Vishwanath

¹

,

Sarah Jafarieh

²

,

Agata Rembielak

^{3, 4}

Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, United Kingdom

Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

J Contemp Brachytherapy 2020; 12, 5: 512–518

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2020.100386

Online publish date: 2020/10/30

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Radiology has an essential role in diagnosis, staging, and management in all subspecialties related to oncology.

It has a broad utility from its use as an initial screening tool for cancer detection, followed by staging and surveillance of disease as well as the delivery of appropriate treatment regimens.

In order to plan a treatment, the use of different modalities of radiological imaging are a key factor for pre-treatment planning and staging of the extent of disease in accordance with tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) system for highly conformal treatments, such as brachytherapy (BT).

In this work, we present an overview of main modalities of imaging and principles of their application especially in head and neck cancer, with its diagnosis, treatment, follow-up with post-treatment changes, and overall management.

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The role of imaging in head and neck cancer: An overview of different imaging modalities in primary diagnosis and staging of the disease

Veena Vishwanath 1 , Sarah Jafarieh 2 , Agata Rembielak 3, 4

imaging, head and neck cancer, ultrasound, CT, MRI, PET-CT

Veena Vishwanath

¹

,

Sarah Jafarieh

²

,

Agata Rembielak

^{3, 4}