| Literature DB >> 18773069 |
S Breitenstein1, C Apestegui, P-A Clavien.
Abstract
The combination of positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography (PET-CT) provides simultaneous metabolic and anatomic information on tumors in the same imaging session. Sensitivity of PET/PET-CT is higher for intrahepatic (>90%) than for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) (about 60%). The detection rate of distant metastasis is 100%. PET, and particularly PET-CT, improves the results and impacts on the oncological management in CCA compared with other imaging modalities. Therefore, PET-CT is recommended in the preoperative staging of intrahepatic (strength of recommendation: moderate) and extrahepatic (strength of recommendation: low) CCA.Entities:
Keywords: Cholangiocarcinoma; computed tomography (CT); positron emission tomography (PET)
Year: 2008 PMID: 18773069 PMCID: PMC2504390 DOI: 10.1080/13651820801992583
Source DB: PubMed Journal: HPB (Oxford) ISSN: 1365-182X Impact factor: 3.647