Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating the depth of invasion of tongue cancer. A prospective cohort study.

Affiliation

Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, PR China. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

This study compared the consistency of depth of invasion (DOI) measurements by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and intraoperative and postoperative pathological sections due to a lack of large sample studies.

Keywords

Cutoff value,Depth of invasion (DOI),Growth pattern,Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),Nodal metastasis,Tongue cancer,Tumor margin,