| Literature DB >> 24744135 |
Kazuhiro Kitajima1, Yasuhiko Ebina, Kazuro Sugimura.
Abstract
Integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) is a useful technique for acquiring both glucose metabolic and anatomic imaging data using a single device in a single diagnostic session, and has opened up a new field of clinical oncologic imaging. FDG-PET/CT has been used successfully for the staging, treatment optimization, re-staging, therapy monitoring, and prognostication of uterine and ovarian cancers as well as various malignant tumors. The present review discusses the current role of FDG-PET/CT in the management of gynecologic malignancies, focusing on its usefulness and limitations for imaging such patients.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24744135 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-014-0317-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Radiol ISSN: 1867-1071 Impact factor: 2.374