Open AccessPrognostic value of response assessment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan in radically treated squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
Author(s) -
Sarbani GhoshLaskar,
Naveen Mummudi,
Venkatesh Rangarajan,
Nilendu Purandare,
Tejpal Gupta,
Ashwini Budrukkar,
Vedang Murthy,
Jai Prakash Agarwal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_542_17
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , nuclear medicine , radiology , radiation therapy , head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , chemoradiotherapy , fluorodeoxyglucose , standardized uptake value , stage (stratigraphy) , head and neck cancer , paleontology , biology
The objective of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic ability of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG PET-CT) scan in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy only.