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Multi-photon Imaging of Tumor Cell Invasion in an Orthotopic Mouse Model of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Published on: July 25, 2011
PET Imaging of Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers
Charles Marcus1, Rathan M Subramaniam2
1Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Imaging Services, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Road NE, 1st FL #E163, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Abstract:
Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) plays an important role in the staging, treatment planning, treatment response assessment, detecting recurrent disease, and predicting prognosis in patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PET/CT has advantage especially in the detection of nodal, distant metastatic disease and second primary malignancy. PET/MR provides superior soft tissue contrast while decreasing radiation exposure, which is advantageous in evaluation of the primary tumor.
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