PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kuehl, Hilmar
AU  - Veit, Patrick
AU  - Rosenbaum, Sandra J.
AU  - Bockisch, Andreas
AU  - Antoch, Gerald
TI  - Can PET/CT Replace Separate Diagnostic CT for Cancer Imaging? Optimizing CT Protocols for Imaging Cancers of the Chest and Abdomen
DP  - 2007 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 45S--57S
VI  - 48
IP  - 1 suppl
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/48/1_suppl/45S.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/48/1_suppl/45S.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2007 Jan 01; 48
AB  - Stage-adapted treatment in oncology relies on correct tumor staging for patients with malignant diseases. To ensure accurate assessment of the tumor stage in thoracic and abdominal diseases by PET/CT, both CT and PET need to be optimized. In this setting, different malignant diseases require customized imaging protocols. Although in the clinical setting of therapy assessment, PET/CT with integration of low-dose, nonenhanced CT may be sufficient, tumor staging may require a more sophisticated CT protocol. This review focuses on potential CT protocols for imaging cancers of the chest and abdomen. Examples of CT protocols are presented and discussed for non–small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and interventional liver therapy.