Positron emission tomographic imaging with11C-choline in differential diagnosis of head and neck tumors: comparison with18F-FDG PET

• Published in: Annals of nuclear medicine Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 409 - 417
• Main Authors: Khan, Nasim, Oriuchi, Noboru, Ninomiya, Hiroshi, Higuchi, Tetsuya, Kamada, Hideo, Endo, Keigo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Nature B.V 01.07.2004
• Subjects: Medical diagnosis; Studies; Tumors

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical value of positron emission tomography (PET) with^sup 11^C-labeled choline (CHOL) for the differential diagnosis of malignant head and neck tumors from benign lesions as compared with^sup 18^F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET.Methods: We studied 45 patients (2...