Prognostic value of FDG PET imaging in patients with laryngeal cancer.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To investigate the prognostic value of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in patients with laryngeal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 51 patients of whom 30 underwent definitive radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy and 21 und...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Kitajima, Yuko Suenaga, Tomonori Kanda, Daisuke Miyawaki, Kenji Yoshida, Yasuo Ejima, Ryohei Sasaki, Hirokazu Komatsu, Miki Saito, Naoki Otsuki, Ken-Ichi Nibu, Naomi Kiyota, Tsutomu Minamikawa, Kazuro Sugimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4018388?pdf=render