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Access NI-RADSNeck imaging after treatment for head and neck cancer can be complex to interpret. NI-RADS aids radiologists and clinical teams in risk stratification and management of surveillance imaging findings in the post-treatment setting. It can be applied to surveillance imaging of the following cancers using CT, MR, or PET:
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the head/neck skin and aerodigestive tract (oral and sinonasal cavities, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx)
- Non-squamous cell cancers of the head and neck (cutaneous, salivary gland, sinonasal, orbital tumors, and thyroid cancer)
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Related Resources
- National Library of Medicine: Predictive Value of First Posttreatment Imaging Using Standardized Reporting in Head and Neck Cancer
- National Library of Medicine: Negative Predictive Value of NI-RADS Category 2 in the First Posttreatment FDG-PET/CT in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- JACR: Implementation of a Novel Surveillance Template for Head and Neck Cancer
- AJNR: Initial Performance of NI-RADS to Predict Residual or Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- National Library of Medicine: Neck Imaging Reporting and Data System
- Interrater Reliability of NI-RADS on Posttreatment PET/Contrast-enhanced CT Scans in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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