Shear Wave Elastography: A New Noninvasive Tool to Assess the Intensity of Fibrosis of Irradiated Salivary Glands in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

The aim of the study was to assess salivary gland parenchyma by means of sonoelastography in patients irradiated for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The studied group consisted of 52 patients after radiotherapy (RT) and 54 healthy volunteers. All of the former were treated for advance...

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Main Authors: Jarosław Kałużny, Tomasz Kopeć, Ewelina Szczepanek-Parulska, Adam Stangierski, Edyta Gurgul, Marek Ruchała, Piotr Milecki, Małgorzata Wierzbicka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/157809