title: Role of PET/CT in maxillo-facial surgery.
abstract: PET/CT has an established and key role in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. It should be considered in all patients with occult head and neck tumours and before major interventions particularly in those patients with a high risk of distant metastases. This article outlines the physical principles of the technique and illustrates the clinical applications in maxillofacial surgery.
authors.affiliation: Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Wai Lup
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Batty
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18