Texture indices of 4'-[methyl-11C]-thiothymidine uptake predict p16 status in patients with newly diagnosed oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: comparison with 18F-FDG uptake.

Ayumi Ihara-NishishitaTakashi NorikaneKatsuya MitamuraYuka YamamotoKengo FujimotoYasukage TakamiEmi IbukiNobuyuki KudomiHiroshi HoshikawaJun ToyoharaYoshihiro Nishiyama

Published in: European journal of hybrid imaging (2020)

Texture indices of the primary tumor on 11C-4DST PET, but not 18F-FDG PET, may be of value in predicting the condition's p16 status in patients with newly diagnosed OPSCC.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
pet ct
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
squamous cell carcinoma
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
radiation therapy
lymph node metastasis