TABLE 2

Neck Disease: Correlation of PET/CT Readings with Histopathology and Clinical Follow-up (n = 82 Heminecks)*

Neck diseaseΔt CRT – PET/CT (wk)TPFPTNFNTotal
ALL12.5 ± 4.05867282
Lymph nodes ≥ 1 cm (n = 28)11.0 ± 3.04617128
No residual lymphadenopathy (n = 54)13.6 ± 5.01250154
  • * Two heminecks with equivocal PET/CT findings were excluded from analysis.

  • Δt indicates time between end of chemoradiotherapy and day of 18F-FDG PET/CT.