18FDG-PET/CT for detecting distant metastases and second primary cancers in patients with head and neck cancer. A meta-analysis

Oral Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 560-565

  Xu, Guo Zeng ^a,b   Guan, De Juan ^b   He, Zhi Yi ^b  

^a Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Autonomous Region   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Head and neck neoplasms; Meta analysis; Neoplasm metastases; PET CT; Second primary neoplasms

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISTANT METASTASIS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND CANCER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 80955181096     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: 18790593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2011.04.021     Document Type: Review

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