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Review

Application of Artificial Intelligence for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Management – A Systematic Review

Wai Tong Ng1 Clinical Oncology Center, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China;2 Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6696-3000
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Barton But2 Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Horace C W Choi3 Department of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Remco de Bree4 Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Anne W M Lee1 Clinical Oncology Center, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China;2 Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Victor H F Lee1 Clinical Oncology Center, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China;2 Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Fernando López5 Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, 33011, Spain;6 Spanish Biomedical Research Network Centre in Oncology, CIBERONC, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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Antti A Mäkitie7 Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, HUS Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;8 Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;9 Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2404
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Juan P Rodrigo5 Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, 33011, Spain;6 Spanish Biomedical Research Network Centre in Oncology, CIBERONC, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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Nabil F Saba10 Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4972-1477
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Raymond K Y Tsang11 Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1956-5821
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Alfio Ferlito12 Coordinator of the International Head and Neck Scientific Group, Padua, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8247-8002
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Pages 339-366 | Published online: 26 Jan 2022

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