Assessment and Prediction of Salivary Gland Function After Head and Neck Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review
J Le Guevelou, X Palard‐Novello, E Kammerer, M Baty, M Perazzi, A Larnaudie, R De Crevoisier, J Castelli · 2024
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Julien Le Guevelou and co-authors review imaging for dry mouth after head and neck radiation in a 2024 paper. Radiation saves lives but often wrecks the salivary glands, leaving lasting dryness. New scans promise to measure that damage and even predict it. The team gathered studies using PET, MRI, and older tracer scans of the glands.
Saliva flow after treatment tracked the dose reaching both the cheek and under-jaw glands. Uptake values from PET scans matched the flow results. Models mixing early scan changes during treatment with clinical details could forecast later loss of function. Such forecasts could let doctors reshape treatment mid-course for patients headed for the worst dryness. Imaging turns a vague side effect into a measurable, maybe preventable, one.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | J Le Guevelou, X Palard‐Novello, E Kammerer, M Baty, M Perazzi, A Larnaudie, R De Crevoisier, J Castelli |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |