Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Combined Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) for the posttreatment management of cancer of the head and neck
Record ID 32013000303
English
Authors' recommendations:
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a three-dimensional (3D) imaging technique that measures the level of physiological and biochemical activity within tissue cells by measuring the distribution of an injected or inhaled radiotracer. Due to differences in metabolic rates, the concentration of radiotracers within cancerous cells differs from the concentration in the surrounding normal tissue cells. PET has been proposed as a tool to monitor the response of tumors to treatment and to predict survival in patients with head and neck cancer.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
The report may be purchased from: http://www.hayesinc.com/hayes/crd/?crd=14792
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
Contact
Organisation Name:
HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address:
157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright:
2013 Winifred S. Hayes, Inc
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