| Literature DB >> 26099670 |
Ujas Parikh1, Charles Marcus1, Rutuparna Sarangi1, Mehdi Taghipour1, Rathan M Subramaniam2.
Abstract
Fludeoxyglucose F 18 ((18)F-FDG) PET/CT has not been shown to offer additional benefit in the initial diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, but studies show benefit of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in initial staging and patient prognosis. There is evidence for (18)F-FDG PET and (18)F-FDG PET/CT in staging and prognosis of cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer. (18)F-FDG PET/CT has shown promise in staging liver malignancies by detecting extrahepatic metastasis. There is evidence supporting the ability of PET/CT in predicting prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Evidence is evolving for the role of (18)F-FDGPET/CT in predicting prognosis and survival in patients with colorectal liver metastasis.Entities:
Keywords: (18)F-FDG PET/CT; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Pancreatic cancer
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26099670 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2015.03.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PET Clin ISSN: 1556-8598