Comparison of CT, MRI, and F-18 FDG PET/CT for initial N-staging of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Egon BurianBenjamin PallaNicholas CallahanThomas PykaConstantin WolffClaudio E von SchackyAnnabelle SchmidMatthias F FroelichJohannes RübenthalerMarcus R MakowskiFelix G GassertPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2022)
F-18 FDG PET/CT is the most cost-effective strategy in the initial N-staging of OSCC when compared to MRI and CT. Despite less routine use, both whole body PET/CT and MRI are cost-effective modalities in the N-staging of OSCC. Based on these findings, the implementation of PET/CT for initial staging could be suggested to help reduce costs while increasing effectiveness in OSCC.