Early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: performance of a short contrast-free screening magnetic resonance imaging

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Authors

Ann D. King · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Qi Yong H. Ai · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

W.K. Lam · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Irene O L Tse · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Tiffany Y. So · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Lun M. Wong · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Jayden Yip Man Tsang

Abstract

A quick contrast-free screening MRI complements endoscopy in NPC screening programs. In EBV-screen-positive patients, MRI enables early detection of NPC that is endoscopically occult or negative on EGB and increases confidence that NPC has not been missed.

Topics & Keywords

Head and Neck Cancer Studies Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 116, Issue 5, pp. 665-672

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad260

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