Prognostic value of simultaneous 18F-FDG PET/MRI using a combination of metabolo-volumetric parameters and apparent diffusion coefficient in treated head and neck cancer.

Yong-Il KimGi Jeong CheonSeo Young KangJin Chul PaengKeon Wook KangDong Soo LeeJune-Key Chung

Published in: EJNMMI research (2018)

Combined PET/MRI parameters (PET metabolo-volumetric parameters corrected by tumor cellularity) could be effective predictors of tumor treatment failure after head and neck cancer surgery in addition to MTV and clinicopathologic parameter.

Keyphrases

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