Published November 2007 | Version v1
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Clinical role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT in the management of head and neck cancers

Creators

  • 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., Shanghai (China)

Description

The combined PET and CT scan provides more accurate detection of tumors by providing the functional and anatomic information simultaneously, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT has clinical value in localizing primary tumor, staging before treatment, monitoring the residual and recurrent diseases after radiotherapy and providing biological target volume to radiation treatment planning. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Radiation Medicine and Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 359-362
ISSN
1673-4114

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
40041120
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CAT SCANNING; DETECTION; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; HEAD; INFORMATION; MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; NECK; NEOPLASMS; PLANNING; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEDICINE; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY

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