Adding maximum standard uptake value of primary lesion and lymph nodes in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET helps predict distant metastasis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Patients with a lower Total SUVmean (Total SUVmean≤16.04) only showed a trend of better DMFS (p = 0.074).
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