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Recurrent pancreatic carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)
- Source :
- Abdominal imaging. 36(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Although the current literature is limited, available data suggest that (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging improves the evaluation of patients with recurrent pancreatic carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma. There is evidence that PET/CT is particularly useful in the setting of elevated tumor markers and negative or equivocal CT findings. This article reviews the nature of these carcinomas in the post-therapy setting and describes the strengths and limitations of PET/CT when used for monitoring recurrence.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Urology
Computed tomography
Multimodal Imaging
Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
Cholangiocarcinoma
Recurrent Pancreatic Carcinoma
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
medicine
Carcinoma
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Ct findings
Pancreatic carcinoma
PET-CT
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Gastroenterology
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Positron emission tomography
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Radiopharmaceuticals
Nuclear medicine
business
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14320509
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Abdominal imaging
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6e88b2ee3e0a15b1656bcff80c1ac0b8