Morbidity Associated with False-Positive Findings in Post-Treatment Positron Emis- sion Tomography/Computed Tomography in Chemoradiation Treated Head and Neck Cancer Patients
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Morbidity Associated with False-Positive Findings in Post-Treatment Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Chemoradiation Treated Head and Neck Cancer Patients Sun K. Yi, M.D., Sarah Kratz, M.D., TJ Gernon, M.D., Audrey Erman, M.D., Rihan Khan, M.D., Ryan Avery, M.D., Fatima Aly, M.D., Phillip H. Kuo, M.D., Ph.D., Michael K. Cheung, M.D., Georgi Georgiev, M.S. 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA 2Department of Hematology/Oncology, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA 3Department of Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA 4Department of Medical Imaging, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA 5Department of Pathology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA 6Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA *Corresponding author: Dr. Sun K. Yi, M.D., 1501 N Campbell Ave, PO Box 245081,Tucson, AZ 85724 , USA, Tel: (520) 694-7236; E-mail:[email protected] Received: 08-04-2014 Accepted: 12-08-2014 Published: 12-11-2014 Copyright: © 2014 Yi Case Report
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