Book chapter
FDG PET Imaging of Head and Neck Cancers
Positron Emission Tomography, pp.21-31
Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana Press
01/25/2011
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-062-1_2
PMID: 21331926
Abstract
In initial staging of head and neck cancers, the addition of FDG PET to conventional imaging improves the accuracy for cervical nodal metastases. The sensitivity of FDG PET is, however, limited in nodes <1 cm and in completely necrotic nodes. In the posttherapy setting, PET scans obtained at least 10 weeks after radiotherapy have an excellent predictive value to rule out residual disease. Due to the limited positive predictive value of FDG PET after radiation therapy, a positive PET scan needs to be confirmed before management decisions are made.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- FDG PET Imaging of Head and Neck Cancers
- Creators
- Yusuf Menda - Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USAMichael M Graham - Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Positron Emission Tomography, pp.21-31
- Publisher
- Humana Press; Totowa, NJ
- Series
- Methods in Molecular Biology
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-61779-062-1_2
- PMID
- 21331926
- eISSN
- 1940-6029
- ISSN
- 1064-3745
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/25/2011
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Radiation Oncology
- Record Identifier
- 9984046935802771
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