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==Other Imaging Findings== | ==Other Imaging Findings== | ||
Other [[imaging]] findings for [[laryngeal cancer]] inlcude: | Other [[imaging]] findings for [[laryngeal cancer]] inlcude: | ||
* Fluoro-D-glucose [[positron emission tomography]] [[PET]] which is taken up more by actively [[metabolic]] cells | |||
Fluoro-D-glucose [[positron emission tomography]] [[PET]] which is taken up more by actively [[metabolic]] cells | |||
===Laryngoscopy=== | ===Laryngoscopy=== | ||
In case of small [[glottic]] [[tumors]] further [[imaging]] may be unnecessary. [[Laryngoscopy]] can be helpful to visualize the [[tumor]]. | * In case of small [[glottic]] [[tumors]] further [[imaging]] may be unnecessary. [[Laryngoscopy]] can be helpful to visualize the [[tumor]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D.[2], Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [3]
Overview
Other imaging findings for laryngeal cancer inlcude Fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography PET which is taken up more by actively metabolic cells. In case of small glottic tumors further imaging may be unnecessary. Laryngoscopy can be helpful to visualize the tumor.
Other Imaging Findings
Other imaging findings for laryngeal cancer inlcude:
- Fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography PET which is taken up more by actively metabolic cells
Laryngoscopy
- In case of small glottic tumors further imaging may be unnecessary. Laryngoscopy can be helpful to visualize the tumor.