Can "early" and "late"18F-FDG PET-CT be used as prognostic factors for the clinical outcome of patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer treated with radio-chemotherapy?
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2012
Short description:
Castaldi, P., Rufini, V., Bussu, F., Micciche', F., Dinapoli, N., Autorino, R., Lago, M., De Corso, E., Almadori, G., Galli, J., Paludetti, G., Giordano, A., Valentini, V., Can "early" and "late"18F-FDG PET-CT be used as prognostic factors for the clinical outcome of patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer treated with radio-chemotherapy?, <>, 2012; 103 (1): 63-68. [doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2012.03.001] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/33649]
abstract:
To evaluate the prognostic value of "early" and "late" Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treated with radio-chemotherapy (RTCT).
Iris type:
Articolo in rivista, Nota a sentenza
Keywords:
Chemoradiotherapy; Adult; Aged; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography; Prognosis; Treatment Outcome
List of contributors:
Castaldi, Paola; Rufini, Vittoria; Bussu, Francesco; Micciche', Francesco; Dinapoli, Nicola; Autorino, Rosa; Lago, Mariaelena; De Corso, Eugenio; Almadori, Giovanni; Galli, Jacopo; Paludetti, Gaetano; Giordano, Alessandro; Valentini, Vincenzo
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