Role of CT Perfusion in Monitoring and Prediction of Response to Therapy of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

CTp parameters obtained during and after radiotherapy and induction chemotherapy showing as valid predictions in monitoring the treatment.

Author	Cancer	Treatment	Number of patients	Predictive parameters	𝑃 value	Type of study
Truong et al. [8]	Primary HNSCC	Radiotherapy	15	BF	0.046	Prospective
				BV	0.053
Petralia et al. [9]	SCCA of the upper aerodigestive tract	Induction chemotherapy		BF	<0.003	Prospective
			25	BV	<0.01
Gandhi et al. [10]	SCCA of the upper aerodigestive tract	Induction chemotherapy	9	BV	—	Prospective
Šurlan-Popovič  et al. [11]	Advanced SCCA of oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx	Chemoradiotherapy	20	BV	0.01	Prospective

Notes: SCCA: squamous cell carcinoma; HNSCC: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; BF: blood flow; and BV: blood volume.