Philip, J, Ermiş, E, Slevin, F et al. (4 more authors) (2018) Accuracy of FDG PET-CT response assessment following radiotherapy alone for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: retrospective analysis of 45 patients. Clinical Otolaryngology, 43 (3). pp. 931-934. ISSN 1749-4478
Abstract
FDG PET-CT is an established tool for response assessment following definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with a high negative predictive value guiding treatment decisions. Little data is available regarding the accuracy of FDG PET-CT for response assessment following definitive radiotherapy without chemotherapy. We retrospectively analysed the accuracy of FDG PET-CT for response assessment following radiotherapy alone without planned neck dissection in 45 patients. PET-CT had a high negative predictive value of 93% and positive predictive value of 88%. Based upon the high negative predictive value, PET-CT can be used to avoid surgical intervention following radiotherapy alone.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Philip, J, Ermiş, E, Slevin, F et al. (4 more authors) (2018) Accuracy of FDG PET-CT response assessment following radiotherapy alone for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: retrospective analysis of 45 patients. Clinical Otolaryngology , which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/coa.13063. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Inst of Biomed & Clin Sciences (LIBACS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2018 09:30 |
Last Modified: | 11 Jan 2019 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/coa.13063 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126687 |