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. 2022 Jan 3;14(1):216. doi: 10.3390/cancers14010216
AIF Arterial input function
AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer
D Pure diffusion coefficient [mm2/s]
D* Pseudo-diffusion coefficient [mm2/s]
DCE Dynamic contrast enhanced
DMFS Distant metastasis-free survival
DWI Diffusion-weighted imaging
f Perfusion fraction
GTV Gross tumor volume
HNSCC Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
IVIM Intravoxel incoherent motion
Kep The rate constant for transfer of contrast agent from extravascular, extracellular space to the plasma [min−1]
Ktrans The rate constant for transfer of contrast agent from plasma to extravascular, extracellular space [min−1]
LRC Loco-regional control
LRF Loco-regional failure
LRFFS Loco-regional failure-free survival
MATV Mean of the active tumor volume
OPSCC Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
OS Overall survival
SUV_mean Mean of SUV included in the VOI
SUV_peak Sphere of 8 voxels around the voxel with the highest SUV in the delineated VOI
TLG Total lesion glycolysis (SUVmean × MATV)
TLG40% Total lesion glycolysis, including voxels with SUV higher than 40% of SUV_peak
Ve Fractional volume of the extravascular extracellular space