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ReviewWorld journal of radiology2015

Application of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in radiation treatment planning for head and neck cancers.

Musaddiq J Awan, Farzan Siddiqui, David Schwartz, Jiankui Yuan, Mitchell Machtay, Min Yao

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Review in World journal of radiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Quantification, improvement, and harmonization of small lesion detection with state-of-the-art PET.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Musaddiq J AwanMusaddiq J Awan, Jiankui Yuan, Mitchell Machtay, Min Yao, Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States.
Farzan SiddiquiMusaddiq J Awan, Jiankui Yuan, Mitchell Machtay, Min Yao, Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States.
David SchwartzMusaddiq J Awan, Jiankui Yuan, Mitchell Machtay, Min Yao, Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States.
Jiankui YuanMusaddiq J Awan, Jiankui Yuan, Mitchell Machtay, Min Yao, Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States.
Mitchell MachtayMusaddiq J Awan, Jiankui Yuan, Mitchell Machtay, Min Yao, Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States.
Min YaoMusaddiq J Awan, Jiankui Yuan, Mitchell Machtay, Min Yao, Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

18-fluorodeoxygluocose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)FDG-PET/CT) provides significant information in multiple settings in the management of head and neck cancers (HNC). This article seeks to define the additional benefit of PET/CT as related to radiation treatment planning for squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) of the head and neck through a review of relevant literature. By helping further define both primary and nodal volumes, radiation treatment planning can be improved using PET/CT. Special attention is paid to the independent benefit of PET/CT in targeting mucosal primaries as well as in detecting nodal metastases. The utility of PET/CT is also explored for treatment planning in the setting of SCC of unknown primary as PET/CT may help define a mucosal target volume by guiding biopsies for examination under anesthesia thus changing the treatment paradigm and limiting the extent of therapy. Implications of the use of PET/CT for proper target delineation in patients with artifact from dental procedures are discussed and the impact of dental artifact on CT-based PET attenuation correction is assessed. Finally, comment is made upon the role of PET/CT in the high-risk post-operative setting, particularly in the context of radiation dose escalation. Real case examples are used in these settings to elucidate the practical benefits of PET/CT as related to radiation treatment planning in HNCs.

Indexed as

Computed tomographyFluorodeoxygluocose positron emission tomographyHead and neck cancerImagingRadiation treatment planning

Identifiers

PMID26644824
PMCPMC4663377

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