%0 Journal Article
%T Utility of SUVmax on 18 F-FDG PET in detecting cervical nodal metastases
%A Adnan Safdar
%A Baki Billah
%A Elizabeth Sigston
%A Julian A. Smith
%A Md Nazmul Karim
%A Paul Beech
%A Rebecca S. M. Lim
%A Shakher Ramdave
%J Archive of "Cancer Imaging".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s40644-016-0095-z
%X The presence of cervical lymph node metastasis is an important prognostic factor for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Accurate assessment of lymph node metastasis in these patients is essential for appropriate prognostic and management purposes. Here, we evaluated the effectiveness of the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on positron emission tomography (PET) in assessing lymph node metastasis in HNSCC prior to surgery
%K Lymphadenopathy
%K Metastasis
%K Positron emission tomography (PET)
%K Standardized uptake value
%K Squamous cell carcinoma
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100181/