Importance of PET/CT in Initial Workup of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Ryan N Hellums Priscilla F A PichardoKenneth W AltmanEllen PennKevin P StavridesNicholas C Purdy

Published in: OTO open (2023)

The current study further illustrates the importance of PET/CT in the workup of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Without the inclusion of PET/CT imaging, 19.3% of patients would have either been staged inappropriately or had second primary malignancies missed, again confirming the necessity of comprehensive functional imaging during the initial pretreatment workup.

Keyphrases

pet ct
high resolution
positron emission tomography
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
computed tomography
mass spectrometry
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging