We report on the first clinical experience with the robotic-assisted extended "Sistrunk" approach (RESA) for access to constrained spaces of the upper aerodigestive tract. This prospective case cohort study include six patients that underwent RESA if...
Early regression-the regression in tumor volume during the initial phase of radiotherapy (approximately 2 weeks after treatment initiation)-is a common occurrence during radiotherapy. This rapid radiation-induced tumor regression may alter target coo...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
May 16, 2022
PURPOSE: The segmentation of organs at risk (OAR) is a required precondition for the cancer treatment with image- guided radiation therapy. The automation of the segmentation task is therefore of high clinical relevance. Deep learning (DL)-based medi...
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is prevalent around the world and is associated with poor prognosis. OSCC is typically diagnosed from tissue biopsy sections by pathologists who rely on their empirical experience. Deep learning models may improve ...
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Apr 21, 2022
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: Radiation therapy (RT) for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) leads to side effects that can limit a person's oral intake. Early identification of patients who need aggressive nutrition supplementation via a...
PURPOSE: The generalizability and trustworthiness of deep learning (DL)-based algorithms depend on the size and heterogeneity of training datasets. However, because of patient privacy concerns and ethical and legal issues, sharing medical images betw...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Apr 12, 2022
PURPOSE: Low-energy virtual monochromatic images (VMIs) derived from dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) systems improve lesion conspicuity of head and neck cancer over single-energy CT (SECT). However, DECT systems are installed in a limited numb...
PURPOSE: Image guidance is used to improve the accuracy of radiation therapy delivery but results in increased dose to patients. This is of particular concern in children who need be treated per Pediatric Image Gently Protocols due to long-term risks...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Mar 9, 2022
PURPOSE: Adaptive radiotherapy requires auto-segmentation in patients with head and neck (HN) cancer. In the current study, we propose an auto-segmentation model using a generative adversarial network (GAN) on magnetic resonance (MR) images of HN can...
In radiation oncology, predicting patient risk stratification allows specialization of therapy intensification as well as selecting between systemic and regional treatments, all of which helps to improve patient outcome and quality of life. Deep lear...
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