April 15, 2014

PET/CT details hint at survival of head and neck cancer patients

Japanese researchers have found that several PET/CT parameters — in particular, a ring-shaped area of FDG uptake — are reliable predictors of survival for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Results of their study were published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. {read more here}