Is F-18 FDG PET/computed tomography a useful tool to restage the patients with tongue carcinoma?

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced F-18 fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) in restaging of tongue carcinoma. Material and methods Retrospectively analysis of carcinoma tongue patients (n = 110) who were treated and referred for FDG PET/CT. Histopathological examination and clinical or imaging follow-up were taken as gold standard. Results Of 110 patients, FDG PET/CT detected FDG avid lesions in 69 (62.7%) patients. Sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of FDG PET/CT were 92.9%, 90.0% and 91.8%, respectively, for residual/recurrence disease detection (P
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