Role of FDG in the management of radiation-induced complications in patients with head and neck malignancies

Conclusions: The purpose of this educational item is to establish the power of FDG-PET/CT as a reliable method to identify and track metabolic changes in glucose uptake in HN cancer patients. This technique can be used to monitor systemic inflammatory changes as a result of RT and related to chemotherapy, which can be of use in the management of off-target complications, such as in the parotid gland or in nearby vascular structures. Future prospective studies should be conducted using FDG-PET/CT to compare patient outcomes with proton and photon RT, as well as to identify areas of the body that may be prone to inflammatory side effects.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - May 14, 2020 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Hancin, E., Borja, A., Mouminah, A., Taghvaei, R., Koa, B., Rojulpote, K. V., Werner, T., Revheim, M.-E., Alavi, A. Tags: Oncology Poster Session (Educational Exhbits) Source Type: research