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After radiation treatment, clinical examination of the larynx is difficult because of the effects of the radiation which alter the mucosa and produce varying degrees of deeper edema and fibrosis. Residual or recurrent tumor, therefore, can be difficult to detect by physical examination. Accurate interpretation of CT or MR studies in patients irradiated for laryngeal cancer requires that the expected radiographic changes due to treatment not be misinterpreted as residual or recurrent tumor (MUKHERJI et al. 1994a; NMAYR et al. 2001). Several studies have shown that CT may be useful in the early differentiation of treatment responders from non-responders (HERMANS et al. 2000; MUKHERJI et al. 1994b); in this regard, the value of MRI is less well established.
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Hermans, R. (2003). Imaging After Radiation Treatment of Laryngeal Cancer. In: Hermans, R. (eds) Imaging of the Larynx. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59369-7_8
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