Head and Neck Cancer, An Issue of PET Clinics (Volume 2-4) (The Clinics: Radiology, Volume 2-4) - Hardcover

Blodgett MD, Todd M.; Fukui, Melanie B.

9781416053248: Head and Neck Cancer, An Issue of PET Clinics (Volume 2-4) (The Clinics: Radiology, Volume 2-4)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416053247 ISBN 13: 9781416053248

Publisher: Saunders, 2008

Over 47,000 cancers of the head and neck are diagnosed each year in the United States. Traditionally, CT and MRI have been the keystones for surgical and radiation therapy treatment planning; however, anatomic imaging relies on size and morphologic criteria for distinguishing benign from malignant lymph nodes. FDG-PET may be particularly helpful to distinguish post-treatment changes from recurrent tumor in the neck following surgery or radiation therapy. PET/CT imaging provides more accurate diagnosis, and even though evaluating PET/CT images of the neck can be challenging, these images can have a significant impact on patient management.

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About the Author:

Todd M. Blodgett, MD

Chief, Oncologic Imaging

Coordinate of CME Activities

Department of Radiology

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Hillman Cancer Center 1st Floor Radiology

5115 Centre Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15232

412.623.4845

412.623.5224 (fax)