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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2024.63.03-04.31
Evaluation of Ultrasound as an Imaging Modality in the Assessment of Carotid Artery Invasion in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Tijana Pandurović
; Department of Radiology, Vukovar National Memorial Hospital, Vukovar, Croatia
*
Damir Štimac
; Department of Radiology, Vukovar National Memorial Hospital, Vukovar, Croatia; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Tajana Turk
; epartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, Osijek University Hospital Center, Osijek, Croatia
Siniša Pešić
; Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, Osijek University Hospital Center, Osijek, Croatia
Vedran Zubčić
; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Osijek University Hospital Center, Osijek, Croatia
Matea Bogović
; Department of Radiology, Vukovar National Memorial Hospital, Vukovar, Croatia
Nenad Čekić
; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek Croatia; Department of Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Pathologic Anatomy and Pathologic Histology, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Department of Surgery, Vukovar National Memorial Hospital, Vukovar, Croatia
Luka Šimić
; Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Tumor invasion of carotid arteries (CA) is found in 2%-7% of patients with head
and neck cancer (HNC). There are no standardized criteria to evaluate the invasion. Tumor invasion of
CA is assessed by using computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasound
was also used but the method has not become daily routine. The aim of this study was to examine the
effect of tumor invasion on CA dynamics and to evaluate the role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis
of invasion. The study was conducted on two groups of 22 patients each. The first group consisted of
patients with confirmed HNC and CA infiltration, while the second group consisted of patients without
any data of HNC. Motion of the CA wall was assessed using ultrasound from which a CA was
segmented and then the amount of motion was assessed by optical flow calculation. All patients with a
CT-verified CA infiltration had an altered CA motion. The research showed that tumor-infiltrated CA
had an altered dynamic when viewed on ultrasound.
Ključne riječi
Head and neck cancer; Carotid artery invasion; Optical flow; Segmentation; Ultrasound
Hrčak ID:
333289
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2024.
Posjeta: 655 *