Use of single MRI and 18F-FDG PET-CT scans in both diagnosis and radiotherapy treatment planning in patients with head and neck cancer: Advantage on target volume and critical organ delineation

Background The use of a single MRI and 18F‐fluoro deoxyglucose positron emission tomography‐CT (18F‐FDG PET‐CT) was evaluated, both in diagnostic procedure and radiotherapy planning, in patients with head and neck cancer. Methods Thirty‐five patients with nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal tumors were...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Head & neck 2009-04, Vol.31 (4), p.461-467
Hauptverfasser:	Gardner, Miriam, Halimi, Philippe, Valinta, Danielle, Plantet, Marie-Madeleine, Alberini, Jean-Louis, Wartski, Myriam, Banal, Alain, Hans, Stephane, Floiras, Jean-Louis, Housset, Martin, Labib, Alain
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	18F-FDG PET-CT Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma - diagnosis Carcinoma - radiotherapy Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy Female Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 head and neck cancer Humans interobserver variability Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Middle Aged MRI Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - radiotherapy Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - radiotherapy Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous) Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Parotid Gland - diagnostic imaging Parotid Gland - pathology Parotid Gland - radiation effects Radiopharmaceuticals Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted radiotherapy treatment planning Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors
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