For patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer, this study will use dynamic contrast-enhanced CT scans to try to determine which lymph nodes in the neck contain cancer and require surgical removal.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1
The neck will be scanned using 120 kVp, 50 mAs, 8 x 5 mm slices at intervals of 2.8 - 3.0 s for 3 min. Contrast (e.g. Visipaque 320) at a dosage of 0.7 ml/kg is injected at 4 ml/s through an antecubital vein after a delay of 6 s from start of scanning.
London Regional Cancer Program
London, Ontario, Canada
Sensitivity and specificity of DCE-CT in predicting the presence of residual lymph node disease after the completion of chemotherapy
Time frame: 8-10 weeks post treatment
Sensitivity and specificity of DCE-CT in predicting presence of lymph node disease at surgery
Time frame: Approximately 2-6 weeks after enrollment
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