| Literature DB >> 9557763 |
W F McGuirt1, K M Greven, J W Keyes, D W Williams, N Watson.
Abstract
A group of 38 patients was studied by positron emission tomography utilizing fluorine18-labeled deoxyglucose (FDG-PET) scanning to examine the ability to differentiate postirradiation laryngeal recurrent cancer from radionecrosis. The resulting 79% correct diagnosis showed the technique to be far superior to conventional computed tomography scanning (61%) and clinical examination (43%). An algorithmic approach to evaluating and treating patients with radionecrosis and/or recurrent cancer by utilizing FDG-PET scanning is presented.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9557763 DOI: 10.1177/000348949810700406
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol ISSN: 0003-4894 Impact factor: 1.547