Non-invasive tumour perfusion measurement by dynamic CT: preliminary results.
In 18 patients the perfusion of a malignant head and neck tumour was estimated using contrast enhanced dynamic computed tomography. The mean estimated perfusion was 75.5 ml/100 g/min, varying between 27.9 and 131.9. Eleven patients were treated with radiation therapy; the obtained perfusion rates were significantly different between tumours with a favourable and those with an unfavourable early outcome.
Hermans
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Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium.
Lambin
P
P
Van den Bogaert
W
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Haustermans
K
K
Van der Goten
A
A
Baert
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed