2016_Head & Neck COURSE BOOK

Salvage Surgery

MRI and CT

Problems: • Oedema at least 4-6 weeks after (chemo)radiation • Volume reduction often delayed • CT/MRI artefacts by dental filling

Accuracy after (chemo)radiation for head and neck carcinoma:

Sensitivity

Specificity

Lack of specificity

CT

63% - 92%

47% - 80%

MRI

92% - 100%

41% - 86%