FDG-PET staging of head and neck cancer--can improved imaging lead to improved treatment?

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 May 21;100(10):688-9. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djn149. Epub 2008 May 13.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neck
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography* / methods
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18