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Metabolic tumor volume predicts for recurrence and death in head-and-neck cancer.

La TH, Filion EJ, Turnbull BB, Chu JN, Lee P, Nguyen K, Maxim P, Quon A, Graves EE, Loo BW, Le QT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009; 74 (5): 1335-41

To evaluate the prognostic value of metabolic tumor volume measured on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging and other clinical factors in patients treated for locally advanced head-and-neck cancer (HNC) at a single institution.

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