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  • Title: The role of FDG-PET in the preoperative assessment of N-staging in head and neck cancer.
    Author: Benchaou M, Lehmann W, Slosman DO, Becker M, Lemoine R, Rufenacht D, Donath A.
    Journal: Acta Otolaryngol; 1996 Mar; 116(2):332-5. PubMed ID: 8725543.
    Abstract:
    This prospective study based on 48 patients showed that FDG-PET has a significantly higher sensitivity for the detection of lymph node metastases compared with palpation and it appears that FDG-PET has a similar sensitivity to CT-scanning. According to our data, FDG-PET is a highly specific method in the evaluation of neck nodes. This new imaging technique allows a tridimensional study and is easy to interpret. Therefore, FDG-PET seems to be a valuable imaging technique for the detection of cervical lymph node metastasis.
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