The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/MR in Hypopharyngeal Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (¹⁸F-FDG PET/MR) in the preoperative staging of hypopharyngeal cancer (HPC), compare it with conventional enhanced computed tomography (CT) and MR, and further explore the prognostic value of its metabolic and diffusion metrics for HPC. Methods: This retrospective study included 33 patients with pathologically confirmed HPC. All patients underwent preoperative ¹⁸F-FDG PET/MR, CT, and MR examination. The staging performance of the three modalities was evaluated using pathological staging as a reference. Additionally, metabolic indicators and diffusion-related parameters from PET/MR were collected to investigate their

SUBMITTER: Fan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12427711 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature