Does a 6-point scale approach to post-treatment 18F-FDG PET-CT allow to improve response assessment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma? A multicenter study.
Pierluigi BonomoA MerlottiS MorbelliV BertiC SaievaF BergesioA BacigalupoL BelgioiaC FranzeseE LopciA CasoloE D'AngeloD AlterioL TravainiL BerrettaV PirroS UrsinoD VolterraniM RoncaliF VigoS CicchettiF ScaloneG BelliS CaudaI DesideriE RussiL LiviA BianchiPublished in: European journal of hybrid imaging (2020)
In the frame of a strictly blinded methodology for response assessment, the feasibility of Cuneo score was preliminarily validated. Prospective investigations are warranted to further evaluate its reproducibility and diagnostic accuracy.