title: [Potential of optical coherence tomography for diagnosing mucositis in cancer of the nasal cavity and throat in the course of radio- and chemoradiotherapy].
abstract: The monitoring data on mucosa of the nasal cavity and throat using optical coherence tomography imaging in 14 cases during radiochemotherapy are presented. Typical alterations such as reduction in contrast distinctions between tissue layers to an extent that it blurs down completely at the peak of radiation-related response are discussed. Due to use of the technique valuable information on individual response was obtained.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Gladkova
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Maslennikova
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Balalaeva
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Vysel'tseva
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Terent'eva
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Il'in
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Lazareva
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D052016:Mucositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence