Quantitative diffusion magnetic resonance imaging for prediction of human papillomavirus status in head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Payabvash S, Chan A, Maralani P, Malhotra A. Quantitative diffusion magnetic resonance imaging for prediction of human papillomavirus status in head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Neuroradiology Journal 2019, 32: 232-240. PMID: 31084347, PMCID: PMC6639646, DOI: 10.1177/1971400919849808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaDiffusion-weighted imagingHPV-positive HNSCCSquamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative HNSCCPrimary tumor lesionsStandardized mean differenceQuantitative diffusion magnetic resonancePrimary lesionHPV statusTumor lesionsAverage ADCDiffusion magnetic resonanceMean differenceHiggins' inconsistency indexHuman papillomavirus (HPV) statusHuman papillomavirus infectionApparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) valuesRandom-effects modelNoninvasive imaging biomarkerComprehensive literature searchAverage ADC valueEcho-planar diffusion-weighted imagingFixed-effects modelPapillomavirus infection