For post-op H&N cancers, do you get CT neck with contrast prior to sim?
If so, when is the right time to obtain this? Are there situations when you recommend postop MRI ( for example, for patients with a large reconstruction)?
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Radiation Oncology · Mount Sinai Medical Center
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I do not routinely order CT or MRI Neck prior to simulation, but our department is equipped to do IV contrast with our CT simulations. I try to use contrast with all of our H/N sims because it can help delineate target volumes, though it is not absolutely necessary. Our radiologists do not read our ...
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