Are dual-phase 18F-FDG PET scans necessary in nasopharyngeal carcinoma to assess the primary tumour and loco-regional nodes?

Tzu-Chen Yen,Yu-Chen Chang,Sheng-Chieh Chan,Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang,Ching-Han Hsu,Kun-Ju Lin,Wuu-Jyh Lin,Ying-Kai Fu,Shu-Hang Ng

Are dual-phase 18F-FDG PET scans necessary in nasopharyngeal carcinoma to assess the primary tumour and loco-regional nodes?

2005

Tzu-Chen Yen
Yu-Chen Chang
Sheng-Chieh Chan
Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang
Ching-Han Hsu
Kun-Ju Lin
Wuu-Jyh Lin
Ying-Kai Fu
Shu-Hang Ng

Purpose This prospective study aimed to investigate the efficacy of dual-phase positron emission tomography (PET) in evaluating the loco-regional status of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Keywords:

Medicine
Radiology
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Positron emission tomography
Medical physics
Prospective cohort study
Nuclear medicine
18f fdg pet

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