Mean volume (cm
3
)
larynx -
surgical specimen
oropharynx
hypopharynx
available
CT
32.0
21.4
20.8
MRI
27.9
21.4
23.8
PET
20.3
13.4
16.3
Specimen
13.4
In 9 patients for whom a surgical specimen was available, PET
was most accurate for volume assessment
Assessment of tumor volume:
validation of CT, MRI and FDG-PET
Daisne, Radiology 2004