Integrated PET/CT: Current Applications and Future Directions1

GK von Schulthess, HC Steinert, TF Hany - Radiology, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
For the past 5 years, combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed
tomography (CT), or PET/CT, has grown because the PET portion provides information that …

False-positive FDG PET uptake− the role of PET/CT

SJ Rosenbaum, T Lind, G Antoch, A Bockisch - European radiology, 2006 - Springer
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful molecular imaging technique for the
human body-imaging applications currently available. As altered glucose metabolism is …

[HTML][HTML] Causes and imaging features of false positives and false negatives on 18F-PET/CT in oncologic imaging

NM Long, CS Smith - Insights into imaging, 2011 - Springer
Background 18F-FDG is a glucose analogue that is taken up by a wide range of
malignancies. 18F-FDG PET-CT is now firmly established as an accurate method for the …

Detection of recurrence in patients with rectal cancer: PET/CT after abdominoperineal or anterior resection

E Even-Sapir, Y Parag, H Lerman, M Gutman, C Levine… - Radiology, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To assess diagnostic accuracy of combined positron emission tomography
(PET) and computed tomography (CT) in detection of pelvic recurrence in patients with rectal …

Pediatric FDG PET/CT: physiologic uptake, normal variants, and benign conditions

A Shammas, R Lim, M Charron - Radiographics, 2009 - pubs.rsna.org
Positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) is
increasingly being used in the evaluation of pediatric oncology patients. However, the …

FDG PET/CT pitfalls in gynecologic and genitourinary oncologic imaging

A Lakhani, SR Khan, N Bharwani, V Stewart… - Radiographics, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
The role of whole-body positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT)
with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG fluorodeoxyglucose) is now established in the assessment of …

Comparison of the validity of magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the preoperative evaluation of patients with …

JY Park, EN Kim, DY Kim, DS Suh, JH Kim, YM Kim… - Gynecologic …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE.: To compare positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)
with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the preoperative detection of primary lesions and …

PET/CT for evaluation of ovarian cancer

J Kemppainen, J Hynninen, J Virtanen… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer in the developed
countries. It is usually diagnosed in advanced stage since it is often symptomless or …

The role of fluorodeoxyglucose, 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine, 18F-choline, and 18F-fluoride in bone imaging with emphasis on prostate and breast

W Langsteger, M Heinisch, I Fogelman - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
Diagnostic imaging has played a major role in the evaluation of patients with bone
metastases. The imaging modalities have included bone scintigraphy, computed …

Uterine uptake of 68Ga-FAPI-04 in uterine pathology and physiology

X Zhang, W Song, C Qin, Y Song, F Liu… - Clinical Nuclear …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose 68 Ga-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (68 Ga-FAPI-04) has been
useful in the imaging of desmoplastic reaction in different tumors. As we have found that …