Real-Life Performance of F-18-FDG PET/CT in Patients with Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis of Unknown Primary Tumor
Background: Neoplasms in the head and neck region possess higher glycolytic activity than normal tissue, showing increased glucose metabolism. F-18-Flourodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can identify an unknown primary tumor (CUP). Aim: The aim of this stu...
Main Authors: | Friederike Eilsberger, Friederike Elisabeth Noltenius, Damiano Librizzi, Joel Wessendorf, Markus Luster, Stephan Hoch, Andreas Pfestroff |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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Series: | Biomedicines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/9/2095 |
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