Can post-RT FDG PET accurately predict the pathologic status in neck dissection after radiation for locally advanced head and neck cancer? In regard to Rogers et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004;58:694-697)

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Jan 1;61(1):306-7; author reply 307. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.05.044.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / radiotherapy
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Neck Dissection
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18