Delayed response assessment with FDG-PET-CT following (chemo)radiotherapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Aims To analyse the diagnostic accuracy of delayed response assessment 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography–computed tomography (PET-CT) following (chemo)radiation for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Material and methods Forty-four consecutive patients who underwent a baseline and response assessment using FDG PET-CT for HNSCC following (chemo)radiation between August 2008 and April...