Differentiation of benign and malignant nasopharyngeal lesions based on FDG uptake on PET/CT: comparison with pathology

Demir B., Binnetoglu A., Gundogdu Y., Batman C.

B-ENT, vol.16, no.1, pp.41-44, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/b-ent.2020.19107
  • Journal Name: B-ENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.41-44
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objeotive: The "inc"idental fluor'ine19-fluorodeoxygfticose (FDG) uptake on pos'itron emission tomography4Don-Iputerized tomography (PET/CT) patents who Liederg,o st.;bsegjent nasopharyngeal biopsy tor SLiSpecteci nasopharyrIgeai malignancy has not bee n assessed_ The O. O50 of this study was to dete:mine the 30 ty of EDG maximum standa:dized uptake value on PET/CT to differentiate betWeen bet; g ptoceSSeS and 'a 'g nasophatyngeal