Open AccessEvaluation of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography With Histopathologic Correlation in the Initial Staging of Head and Neck Cancer
Author(s) -
Anthony Hannah,
Andrew M. Scott,
Henri Tochon-Danguy,
Janet Chan,
Tim Akhurst,
Salvatore U Berlangieri,
David C. Price,
Gerard J Smith,
Tony Schelleman,
W J McKay,
Andrew Sizeland
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200208000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , radiology , head and neck cancer , fluorodeoxyglucose , nuclear medicine , primary tumor , head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , gold standard (test) , neck dissection , cancer , carcinoma , metastasis , radiation therapy , pathology
To prospectively evaluate the use of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the initial staging of squamous cell head and neck carcinoma.