The impact of multimodality integrated positron emission tomography-computed tomography on improving the staging and management of head and neck malignancy: a cross- sectional study.

Published in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2022)

Our study demonstrated that 18F-FDG PET/CT had higher sensitivity and accuracy for detecting head and neck malignancy, in comparison with conventional contrast-enhanced computed tomography. 18F-FDG PET/CT improved the initial staging and substantially impacted the management strategy for head and neck malignancies.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
pet ct
diffusion weighted
lymph node
dual energy
image quality
pet imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance
risk factors