PET-CT, role and fundamentals of its use in the specialty of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

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Paul Boettiger B.
Ricardo Zamorano S.
Gonzalo Miranda G.

Keywords

Head and neck cancer, PET-CT

Abstract

The PET-CT is a high cost test that exposes patients to high doses of radiation com­pared to the images that we usually request, this is why we have reviewed the literature, we explain the bases of this type of examination, the expected, false positive and nega- tive results, as well as international recommendations for its correct use in patients with head and neck cancer.

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