RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 18F-FDG Uptake in Lung, Breast, and Colon Cancers: Molecular Biology Correlates and Disease Characterization JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine JO J Nucl Med FD Society of Nuclear Medicine SP 1820 OP 1827 DO 10.2967/jnumed.108.054098 VO 50 IS 11 A1 Hossein Jadvar A1 Abass Alavi A1 Sanjiv S. Gambhir YR 2009 UL http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/50/11/1820.abstract AB It is hoped that in the not too distant future, noninvasive imaging–based molecular interrogation and characterization of tumors can improve our fundamental understanding of the dynamic biologic behavior of cancer. For example, the new dimension of diagnostic information that is provided by 18F-FDG PET has led to improved clinical decision making and management changes in a substantial number of patients with cancer. In this context, the aim of this review is to bring together and summarize the current data on the correlation between the underlying molecular biology and the clinical observations of tumor 18F-FDG accumulation in 3 major human cancers: lung, breast, and colon.