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Rational Diagnosis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Region: Comparative Evaluation of CT, MRI, and ¹⁸FDG PET

Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, Tuebingen D-72076, Germany.

OBJECTIVE. We sought to evaluate the efficiency of ¹⁸FDG PET, CT, and MRI for the preoperative staging of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck region.

CONCLUSION. MRI is recommended as the method of choice in the preoperative evaluation of SCC of the oral cavity and the oropharynx. PET can provide relevant diagnostic information in case of equivocal findings by MRI or CT. Routine use of PET, however, does not appear to be necessary if optimized MRI is available.

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