Clinical significance of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the follow-up of colorectal cancer: searching off approaches increasing specificity for detection of recurrence

Clinical significance of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the follow-up of colorectal cancer: searching off approaches increasing specificity for detection of recurrence

Nearly 40% of colorectal cancer (CRC) recurs within 2 years after resection of primary tumor. Imaging with fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (l8F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is the most recent modality and often applied for the evaluation of metastatic spread during t...

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Main Authors: Ince Semra, Okuyucu Kursat, Hancerliogulları Oguz, Alagoz Engin, San Huseyin, Arslan Nuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-11-01
Series:Radiology and Oncology
Subjects:
metabolic tumor markers
recurrent colorectal cancer
18f-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
computed tomography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2017-0045
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Summary:Nearly 40% of colorectal cancer (CRC) recurs within 2 years after resection of primary tumor. Imaging with fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (l8F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is the most recent modality and often applied for the evaluation of metastatic spread during the follow-up period. Our goal was to study the diagnostic importance of 18F-FDG-PET/CT data of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), total lesion glycolysis (TLG) and the difference of SUVmax on dual-time imaging in CRC.
ISSN:1581-3207

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