Clinical Applications of FDG PET and PET/CT in Head and Neck Cancer

Figure 1

A 61-year-old man with nasopharyngeal SCC and bilateral cervical lymph node metastases underwent PET/CT for staging. Axial PET, CT, PET/CT, and maximum intensity projection (MIP) images are shown. PET/CT revealed focal FDG uptake in the right liver lobe indicating liver metastasis (black, white arrows). PET/CT also revealed multiple focal FDG uptakes in the lumbar spine, sternum, and ribs indicating multiple bone metastases (red arrows). PET/CT was valuable for detection distant metastases.