Abstract
This prospective study based on 48 patients showed that FDG-PET has a significantly higher sensitivity for the detection of lymph node metastases compared with palpation and it appears that FDG-PET has a similar sensitivity to CT-scanning. According to our data, FDG-PET is a highly specific method in the evaluation of neck nodes. This new imaging technique allows a tridimensional study and is easy to interpret. Therefore, FDG-PET seems to be a valuable imaging technique for the detection of cervical lymph node metastasis.
Publication types
-
Comparative Study
-
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
-
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis*
-
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
-
Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
-
Deoxyglucose / analogs & derivatives*
-
Female
-
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
-
Humans
-
Lymph Nodes / pathology*
-
Lymphoma / diagnosis
-
Lymphoma / pathology
-
Male
-
Middle Aged
-
Neoplasm Metastasis
-
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
-
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / pathology*
-
Oropharynx / pathology*
-
Retrospective Studies
-
Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
-
Spinal Neoplasms / pathology
-
Tomography, Emission-Computed*
-
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
-
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
-
Deoxyglucose