Journal Reviews

What to do with incidental findings on FDG PET/CT?

1 July 2018 | | CT, PET, PET/CT, findings, head and neck cancer, imaging, incidental

18F-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) is commonly used in head and neck cancer staging. This investigation frequently identifies incidental findings unrelated to the index head and neck cancer. To assess the nature of these incidental findings, notes of...

Oropharyngeal malignancies

1 November 2017 | | Cancer, Oropharynx, Surgery, Mandibulotomy, Oncological findings, Functional results

The authors retrospectively reviewed 44 patients who underwent a combined transoral and transcervical treatment without mandibulectomy for oropharyngeal malignancy. The combined approach was performed first by a neck dissection followed by transoral excision of the lesion and reconstruction by a...

Incidental findings in paranasal sinus Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies

1 March 2015 | | ENT | Fluid, Incidental findings, MRI, Mucosal thickening, Opacification, Paranasal sinuses, Polyps, Population-based study, Retention cysts

Incidental findings in the paranasal sinuses of mucosal thickening and polyps in MRI studies may cause concerns for clinicians and patients. The authors studied MRIs of 982 participants with a mean age of 58.5 years who randomly and independent of...