Dual-phase F-18 FDG PET-CT in staging and lymphoscintigraphy for detection of sentinel lymph nodes in oral cavity cancers

Surucu, Erdem; Polack, Berna; Demir, Yusuf; Durmusoglu, Mehmet; Ekmekci, Sumeyye; Sarioglu, Alien; Celik, Ahmet; ADA, EMEL; İKİZ, AHMET

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.02.004

Dual-phase F-18 FDG PET-CT in staging and lymphoscintigraphy for detection of sentinel lymph nodes in oral cavity cancers

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Surucu E., Polack B. D., Demir Y., Durmusoglu M., Ekmekci S., Sarioglu A., ...More

CLINICAL IMAGING, vol.39, no.5, pp.781-786, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 39 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.02.004
Journal Name: CLINICAL IMAGING
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.781-786
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Our objective was to evaluate the diagnostic role of dual-phase fluor-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FOG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) and planar lymphoscintigraphy in patients with oral cavity cancer (OCC). We also investigated the combined impact of F-18 FOG PET-CT and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in decision making for patients with OCC.