Utilization of PET/CT Scan in Head and Neck Carcinoma: A Tertiary Care Hospital Experience.

Rajeev Chugh Devendra Kumar GuptaBhaumik PatelArun Ravi JohnRekha VashisthSunil Goyal

Published in: Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (2020)

Role of PET/CT in the pre-treatment assessment is very limited and maybe confined to advanced local or regional disease. Post-treatment surveillance with PET/CT scan has a promising role and must be done as a baseline during 1st follow up at 03 months in all patients who have advanced disease and have undergone multi-modality treatment for the same.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
computed tomography
public health
ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
newly diagnosed
combination therapy
replacement therapy
prognostic factors
patient reported