MRI shows promise for oral cancer staging
Source: www.drbicuspid.com Author: DrBicuspid Staff Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could play an important role in the diagnosis of oral cancer, according to a study in Brazilian Oral Researcher (December 2011, Vol. 25:6, pp. 512-518). Researchers from the University Center of Anapolis School of Dentistry compared clinical staging and MRI staging for oral cancer in 10 patients diagnosed with oral cancer. A head and neck surgeon performed standard TNM staging, while two medical radiologists and two oral radiologists performed a new staging assessment by interpreting MRI studies, without prior knowledge of the clinical staging. Each evaluated the extent of the primary tumor (T), metastasis to regional lymph nodes (N), and grouping by stages. There was significant agreement (p