Radiotherapy (RT), including external beam RT and internal radiation therapy, uses high-
energy ionizing radiation to kill tumor cells. However, ionizing radiation inevitably damages …

Radiotherapy and radiation oncology play a key role in the clinical management of patients
suffering from oncological diseases. In clinical routine, anatomic imaging such as contrast …

Observer-driven pattern recognition is the standard for interpretation of medical images. To
achieve global parity in interpretation, semi-quantitative scoring systems have been …

Many preclinical and clinical observations support that functional magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI), such as diffusion weighted (DW) and dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI …

Quantitative imaging biomarkers (QIBs) derived from MRI techniques have the potential to
be used for the personalised treatment of cancer patients. However, large-scale data are …

Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become standard diagnostic workup for
head and neck malignancies and is currently recommended by most radiological societies …

Background and purpose Functional information acquired through diffusion-weighted
magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) may be beneficial for personalized head and neck …

This review aims at simplifying the relevant imaging anatomy, guiding the optimal imaging
method and highlighting the key imaging findings that influence prognosis and management …

MRI is an invaluable diagnostic tool in the investigation and management of patients with
pathology of the head and neck. However, numerous technical challenges exist, owing to a …

Anatomical variations occur during head and neck (H&N) radiotherapy (RT) treatment.
These variations may result in underdosage to the target volume or overdosage to the organ …