Chronic Liver Disease and the Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by [18F]fluorocholine PET/CT
Positron emission tomography (PET) using the radiopharmaceutical tracer fluorine-18 fluorocholine (FCh) can elucidate tumors based on differences in choline phospholipid metabolism between tumor and surrounding tissue. The feasibility of detecting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using FCh PET has bee...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Diagnostics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/5/2/189 |