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New directions in head and neck imaging
Author(s) -
Shah Gaurang V.,
Wesolowski Jeffery R.,
Ansari Sameer A.,
Mukherji Suresh K.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.21022
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , positron emission tomography , head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , radiology , head and neck , head and neck cancer , nuclear medicine , preclinical imaging , tomography , radiation therapy , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , in vivo
Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and the hybrid modality of PET/CT are sensitive and reliable tools for detection and staging of head and neck cancers. This article describes the role of PET/CT in initial staging of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, the utility of CT/MR perfusion imaging in qualitative analysis of tumor tissue, and the usefulness of diffusion weighted MR and dynamic contrast‐enhanced MR imaging in head and neck oncological imaging. J. Surg. Oncol. 2008;97:644–648. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.