Does <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT Improve the Detection of Posttreatment Recurrence of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients Negative for Disease on Clinical Follow-up?

Abgral, Ronan; Querellou, S.; Potard, G.; Le Roux, Pierre‐Yves; Le Duc‐Pennec, Alexandra; Marianovski, Rémi; Pradier, Olivier; Bizais, Y.; Kraeber‐Bodéré, Françoise; Salaün, Pierre‐Yves

doi:10.2967/jnumed.108.055806

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Does 18F-FDG PET/CT Improve the Detection of Posttreatment Recurrence of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients Negative for Disease on Clinical Follow-up?

Published in Journal of Nuclear Medicine • Dec 17, 2008

Authors:

Ronan Abgral

S. Querellou

G. Potard

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Posttreatment surveillance for the recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a diagnostic challenge. Tissue distortion from radiation and surgery can obscure early detection of recurrence by conventional follow-up approaches such as physical examination, CT, and MRI....

Subject

Medicine

Head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma

Nuclear medicine

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