High detection sensitivity and reliable morphological correlation of PET with a silicon photomultiplier for primary tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

Ikuho KojimaKentaro TakanamiTakenori OgawaMaya SakamotoHirokazu NagaiHitoshi MiyashitaMasahiro Iikubo

Published in: Annals of nuclear medicine (2020)

The SiPM PET provides better detection sensitivity and a reliable morphological correlation for the T1/T2 primary tongue tumors than the non-SiPM PET due to its high performance.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
squamous cell carcinoma
computed tomography
pet imaging
loop mediated isothermal amplification
label free
real time pcr
radiation therapy
locally advanced
rectal cancer