Up-front PET/CT changes treatment intent in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
- 10 November 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- Vol. 45 (4) , 613-621
Abstract
In patients with newly diagnosed head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), we wanted to examine the differences in overall treatment decisions, i.e. curative versus palliative treatment intent, reached by a multidisciplinary team conference (MDTC) based on 18F–fluoro-deoxy-glucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) or chest X-ray + MRI of the head and neck (CXR/MRI).Keywords
Funding Information
- The Region of Southern Denmark
- Syddansk Universitet
- The Danish Cancer Society
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