Review Article
Clinical Applications of FDG PET and PET/CT in Head and Neck Cancer
Table 1
Studies comparing accuracy of FDG PET and PET/CT with CT and MRI for detection of lymph nodes metastases.
| Author year | Number of patients | Tumor Subtypes | Results | Notes |
| Beak et al. [2], 2009 | 15 | Periorbital | PET/CT accuracy (98%) CT 84% | - CT: 16 slice. - PET modified Tx in 39%. | Roh et al. [3], 2007 | 167 | HNSCC | PET or PET/CT accuracy (92%-93%) CT/MR 85%-86% | - PET/CT significantly better for detection of primary tumor | Gordin et al. [4], 2007 | 35 | Nasopharyngeal | PET/CT accuracy 91% PET 80% CT 60% | - Retrospective - PET/CT modified TX in 57% | Kim et al. [5], 2007 | 32 | Oropharyngeal | PET sensitivity 21% higher than CT/MR () | - PET/CT significantly better for detection of primary tumor | Dammann et al. [6], 2005 | 79 | Oral cavity and oropharynx | PET accuracy 96% MRI 94% CT 92% | - Nonhyprid PET/CT used | Ng et al. [7], 2005 | 124 | Oral cavity SCC | PET accuracy 98.4% CT/MR 87.1% | - Prospective |
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