Superior prognostic utility of gross and metabolic tumor volume compared to standardized uptake value using PET/CT in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.

Romesser, Paul B

Superior prognostic utility of gross and metabolic tumor volume compared to standardized uptake value using PET/CT in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy. [electronic resource] - Annals of nuclear medicine Aug 2012 - 527-34 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1864-6433

10.1007/s12149-012-0604-5 doi


Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological Transport
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell--diagnostic imaging
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms--diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging
Neoplasm Staging
Positron-Emission Tomography
Prognosis
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Failure
Tumor Burden