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- Title
Can FDG PET predict radiation treatment outcome in head and neck cancer? Results of a prospective study.
- Authors
Schinagl, Dominic A X; Span, Paul N; Oyen, Wim J; Kaanders, Johannes H A M
- Abstract
In head and neck cancer (HNC) various treatment strategies have been developed to improve outcome, but selecting patients for these intensified treatments remains difficult. Therefore, identification of novel pretreatment assays to predict outcome is of interest. In HNC there are indications that pretreatment tumour (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake may be an independent prognostic factor. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of FDG uptake and CT-based and FDG PET-based primary tumour volume measurements in patients with HNC treated with (chemo)radiotherapy.
- Publication
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2011, Vol 38, Issue 8, p1449
- ISSN
1619-7089
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00259-011-1789-x