Repeatability of tumour hypoxia imaging using [18F]EF5 PET/CT in head and neck cancer

Antti Silvoniemi,Sami Suilamo,T. Laitinen,Sarita Forsback,Eliisa Löyttyniemi,Samuli Vaittinen,Virva Saunavaara,Olof Solin,Tove Grönroos,Heikki Minn

Repeatability of tumour hypoxia imaging using [18F]EF5 PET/CT in head and neck cancer

2018

Antti Silvoniemi
Sami Suilamo
T. Laitinen
Sarita Forsback
Eliisa Löyttyniemi
Samuli Vaittinen
Virva Saunavaara
Olof Solin
Tove Grönroos
Heikki Minn

Purpose Hypoxia contributes to radiotherapy resistance and more aggressive behaviour of several types of cancer. This study was designed to evaluate the repeatability of intratumour uptake of the hypoxia tracer [18F]EF5 in paired PET/CT scans.

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Pathology
Medicine
Radiology
PET-CT
Repeatability
Cancer
Radiation therapy
Head and neck cancer
Hypoxia (medical)
Prospective cohort study
Nuclear medicine
Tumor hypoxia

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