Significant value of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in diagnosing small cervical lymph node metastases in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.

Hao PengLei ChenLing-Long TangWen-Fei LiYan-Ping MaoRui GuoYuan ZhangLi-Zhi LiuLi TianXu ZhangXiao-Ping LinYing GuoYing SunJun Ma

Published in: Chinese journal of cancer (2017)

PET/CT was more effective than MRI in identifying metastatic SCLNs, and the radiologic diagnostic criteria for metastatic lymph nodes in level IV/Vb should be re-defined.

Keyphrases

lymph node
pet ct
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
positron emission tomography
early stage
magnetic resonance imaging
locally advanced
contrast enhanced
radiation therapy
computed tomography
radiation induced
rectal cancer