18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography is often used in the initial stage of advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (stage III and IV disease) and to detect distant metastases. This chapter will answer common questions about PET tracers used in head and neck cancers, their clinical applications, advantages, and limitations.

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Head and Neck Cancer

  • Senthil Raja,
  • Hian Liang Huang,
  • Cindy Leung,
  • Gopinath Gnanasegaran

摘要

18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography is often used in the initial stage of advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (stage III and IV disease) and to detect distant metastases. This chapter will answer common questions about PET tracers used in head and neck cancers, their clinical applications, advantages, and limitations.