title: PET/CT Protocols and Practical Issues for the Evaluation of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.
abstract: This article presents general considerations for optimum PET/CT imaging in patients with head and neck disease. Based on these considerations, the clinical PET/CT imaging protocols currently used at the authors' center are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Box 3949, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: wong0015@mc.duke.edu.
authors.forename: Terence Z
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Box 3949, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: I Michael
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Fras
keywords: Dedicated neck imaging; FDG; IV Contrast; Lymph node; Multidetector CT