• 3/24/2005
  • USA
  • Florian Dammann et al.
  • AJR 2005; 184:1326-1331 (American Roentgen Ray Society)

Objective:
We sought to evaluate the efficiency of 18FDG PET, CT, and MRI for the preoperative staging of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck region.

Conclusion:
MRI is recommended as the method of choice in the preoperative evaluation of SCC of the oral cavity and the oropharynx. PET can provide relevant diagnostic information in case of equivocal findings by MRI or CT. Routine use of PET, however, does not appear to be necessary if optimized MRI is available.

Authors:
Florian Dammann, Marius Horger, Marcus Mueller-Berg, Heinz Schlemmer, Claus Claussen, Juergen Hoffman, Susanne Eschmann and Roland Bares

Authors Affiliation:
Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, Tuebingen D-72076, Germany