Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) in Head and Neck Pathology
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Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) in Head and Neck Pathology
Cancer of the head and neck is often devastating and the morbidity associated with its treatment is substantial. Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) combines the power of biological / molecular imaging with the anatomic detail of CT in order to provide a very sensitive and specific imaging tool for the evaluation of head and neck pathology. PET can aid the clinician in est...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Radiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2164-3024,2164-3032
DOI: 10.4236/ojrad.2011.11002