title: Rational diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region: comparative evaluation of CT, MRI, and 18FDG PET.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to evaluate the efficiency of (18)FDG PET, CT, and MRI for the preoperative staging of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck region.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, Tuebingen D-72076, Germany.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dammann
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horger
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mueller-Berg
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schlemmer
authors.forename: Claus D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Claussen
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Claussen
authors.forename: Juergen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eschmann
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bares
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012372:ROC Curve; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18