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Using 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging in the pre-operative evaluation of tongue carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2017

K F Moreno ,
R S Cornelius ,
F V Lucas ,
J Meinzen-Derr  and
Y J Patil
K F Moreno
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center College of Medicine; Ohio, USA
R S Cornelius
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center College of Medicine; Ohio, USA
F V Lucas
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center College of Medicine; Ohio, USA
J Meinzen-Derr
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center College of Medicine; Ohio, USA
Y J Patil*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center College of Medicine; Ohio, USA
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Y Patil, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, ML 0528 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Fax: +1 513 558 4477 E-mail: yash.patil@uc.edu
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Abstract

Objective:

This study aimed to evaluate the role of 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging in predicting tongue tumour thickness via direct and reconstructed measures, and their correlations with corresponding histological measures, nodal metastasis and extracapsular spread.

Methods:

A prospective study was conducted of 25 patients with histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and pre-operative 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging from 2009 to 2012.

Results:

Correlations between 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and histological measures of tongue tumour thickness were assessed using the Pearson correlation coefficient: r values were 0.84 (p < 0.0001) and 0.81 (p < 0.0001) for direct and reconstructed measurements, respectively. For magnetic resonance imaging, direct measures of tumour thickness (mean ± standard deviation, 18.2 ± 7.3 mm) did not significantly differ from the reconstructed measures (mean ± standard deviation, 17.9 ± 7.2 mm; r = 0.879). Moreover, 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging had 83 per cent sensitivity, 82 per cent specificity, 82 per cent accuracy and a 90 per cent negative predictive value for detecting cervical lymph node metastasis.

Conclusion:

In this cohort, 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging measures of tumour thickness correlated highly with the corresponding histological measures. Further, 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging was an effective method of detecting malignant adenopathy with extracapsular spread.

Keywords

Mouth NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingTongue NeoplasmsHead and Neck NeoplasmsLymphadenopathyLymph Nodes
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Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 131 , Issue 9 , September 2017 , pp. 793 - 800
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2017 

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