Since its introduction in the early nineties as a promising functional imaging technique in the
management of neoplastic disorders, FDG-PET, and subsequently FDG-PET/CT, has …

Background About 10 000 persons are diagnosed as having carcinoma of the oral cavity or
the throat in Germany every year. Squamous-cell carcinoma accounts for 95% of cases …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to summarize the evidence for the value of
PET/CT for the management of patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer and …

Purpose To address the impact of positron emission tomography with [18F]
fluorodeoxyglucose (PET-FDG) on the initial staging and management of patients with head …

Oral cancer represents a common entity comprising a third of all head and neck malignant
tumors. The options for curative treatment of oral cavity cancer have not changed …

Objective Surgical resection remains the primary treatment for the majority of solid tumors.
Despite efforts to obtain wide margins, close or positive surgical margins (< 5 mm) are found …

18F‐FDG PET plays an increasing role in diagnosis and management planning of head and
neck cancer. Hybrid PET/CT has promoted the field of molecular imaging in head and neck …

The role of PET-CT imaging in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma during pre-
treatment staging, radiotherapy planning, treatment response assessment and post-therapy …

Regional metastasis is a prominent feature of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
(HNSCC) and is an important prognostic factor. The currently available imaging techniques …

We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the role of 18 FDG-PET/CT for detection of
regional nodal metastasis in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Studies about 18 …