18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging In Oncology

A Almuhaideb, N Papathanasiou… - Annals of Saudi …, 2011 - annsaudimed.net
Accurate diagnosis and staging are essential for the optimal management of cancer
patients. Positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-D-glucose …

PET/CT: Form and Function1

TM Blodgett, CC Meltzer, DW Townsend - Radiology, 2007 - pubs.rsna.org
Functional imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) is playing an increasingly
important role in the diagnosis and staging of malignant disease, image-guided therapy …

[PDF][PDF] World Health Organization classification of tumours: pathology and genetics of head and neck tumours

L Barnes, J Eveson, P Reichart, D Sidransky - 2005 - researchgate.net
Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO)“Blue Book” on the Pathology and
Genetics of Head and Neck Tumors is the ninth in a series of ten books devoted to the …

Pretreatment identification of head and neck cancer nodal metastasis and extranodal extension using deep learning neural networks

BH Kann, S Aneja, GV Loganadane, JR Kelly… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Identification of nodal metastasis and tumor extranodal extension (ENE) is crucial for head
and neck cancer management, but currently only can be diagnosed via postoperative …

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography to Evaluate Cervical Node Metastases in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta …

PA Kyzas, E Evangelou, D Denaxa-Kyza… - Journal of the …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background Positron emission tomography using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG PET)
has been proposed to enhance preoperative assessment of cervical lymph node status in …

Use of PET and PET/CT for radiation therapy planning: IAEA expert report 2006–2007

M MacManus, U Nestle, KE Rosenzweig… - Radiotherapy and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a significant advance in cancer imaging with great
potential for optimizing radiation therapy (RT) treatment planning and thereby improving …

Clinical practice in PET/CT for the management of head and neck squamous cell cancer

R Goel, W Moore, B Sumer, S Khan, D Sher… - American Journal of …, 2017 - ajronline.org
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 …

Dose painting in radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: value of repeated functional imaging with 18F-FDG PET, 18F-fluoromisonidazole PET …

P Dirix, V Vandecaveye, F De Keyzer… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - jnm.snmjournals.org
The purpose of this work was to evaluate the potential of functional imaging with 18F-FDG
PET, 18F-fluoromisonidazole PET, diffusion-weighted MRI, and dynamic contrast-enhanced …

PET-based treatment planning in radiotherapy: a new standard?

V Grégoire, K Haustermans, X Geets… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2007 - jnm.snmjournals.org
Molecular imaging, in particular, PET, has brought an additional dimension to management
for patients with cancer. 18 F-FDG, which is the most widely available tracer, has been …

Metabolic tumor volume predicts for recurrence and death in head-and-neck cancer

TH La, EJ Filion, BB Turnbull, JN Chu, P Lee… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the prognostic value of metabolic tumor volume measured on 18F-
fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging and other clinical …