Low value of whole-body dual-modality [18f]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in primary staging of stage I-II nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a nest case-control study.
Bei-Bei XiaoQiu-Yan ChenXue-Song SunJi-Bin LiDong-Hua LuoRui SunDa-Feng LinXu ZhangWei FanXiao-Fei LvLu-Jun HanYue-Feng WenLi YuanShan-Shan GuoLi-Ting LiuSai-Lan LiuLin-Quan TangYu-Jing LiangXiao-Yun LiChao LinLing GuoHai-Qiang MaiLin-Quan TangPublished in: European radiology (2021)
• PET/CT was more sensitive than MRI in detecting neck lymph node lesions whereas it was significantly less sensitive than MRI in detecting retropharyngeal lymph node lesions. • No association existed between pre-treatment PET/CT use and improved survival in stage I-II NPC patients.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- lymph node
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- newly diagnosed
- sentinel lymph node
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- diffusion weighted imaging
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- rectal cancer
- dual energy
- patient reported