PET/CT Protocols and Practical Issues for the Evaluation of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Terence Z Wong; I Michael Fras

doi:10.1016/j.cpet.2008.05.007

PET/CT Protocols and Practical Issues for the Evaluation of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

PET Clin. 2007 Oct;2(4):413-21. doi: 10.1016/j.cpet.2008.05.007. Epub 2008 Oct 10.

Authors

Terence Z Wong¹, I Michael Fras²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Box 3949, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: wong0015@mc.duke.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Box 3949, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

PMID: 27158103
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2008.05.007

Abstract

This article presents general considerations for optimum PET/CT imaging in patients with head and neck disease. Based on these considerations, the clinical PET/CT imaging protocols currently used at the authors' center are described.

Keywords: Dedicated neck imaging; FDG; IV Contrast; Lymph node; Multidetector CT.

Publication types

Review