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Evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of PET/CT and diffusion-weighted MRI for detecting residual oropharyngeal carcinoma post-chemoradiotherapy.

March 15, 2026Open Access

Diagnostic Accuracy of PET/CT and Diffusion-weighted MRI in Detecting Residual Oropharyngeal Carcinoma after Chemoradiotherapy

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Evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of PET/CT and diffusion-weighted MRI for detecting residual oropharyngeal carcinoma post-chemoradiotherapy.
Assess sensitivity and specificity of PET/CT and diffusion-weighted MRI
Focus on local-regional residual disease detection
Evaluate in the context of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Both imaging techniques demonstrated 100% sensitivity.
Diffusion-weighted MRI exhibited higher specificity compared to PET/CT.

Abstract

Both PET/CT and diffusion-weighted MRI demonstrated 100% sensitivity for detecting local-regional residual disease after chemoradiotherapy in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, but diffusion-weighted MRI showed higher specificity.

Diagnostic Accuracy of PET/CT and Diffusion-weighted MRI in Detecting Residual Oropharyngeal Carcinoma after Chemoradiotherapy

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