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The use of positron emission tomography and computed tomography in the assessment of trismus associated with head and neck malignancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. A. Tierney ,
I. Farag  and
C. A. B. Saunders
P. A. Tierney
Affiliation:
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
I. Farag*
Affiliation:
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
C. A. B. Saunders
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical PET Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr I. Farag, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge, London SE1 9RT
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Abstract

The assessment of head and neck cancer has traditionally involved clinical examination and anatomical imaging by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We present a case where a problem of clinical confusion and inconclusive radiology was resolved by the use of positron emission tomography (PET) coregistered with CT.

Keywords

TrimusTomographyemission-computed
Type
Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 3 , March 1998 , pp. 303 - 306
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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