| FDG | Fluorodeoxyglucose |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| HNC | Head and Neck Cancer |
| SUV | Standard Uptake Value |
| ICA | independent component analysis |
| MA-MIP | multi-angle maximum intensity projection |
| ROI | Region Of Interest |
| VOI | Volume Of Interest |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| RFS | Recurrence-free survival |