18F-FDG PET and PET/CT in the Evaluation of Cancer Treatment Response
18F-FDG PET and PET/CT in the Evaluation of Cancer Treatment Response
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DOI:
10.2967/jnumed.108.054205
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
影响因子:
9.3
通讯作者:
Ell, Peter
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作者:
Ben-Haim, Simona;Ell, Peter
Multimodality imaging, as represented by its greatest exponent, PET/CT, has a firm place in the evaluation of a patient presenting with cancer. With F-18-FDG, PET/CT is rapidly becoming the key investigative tool for the staging and assessment of cancer recurrence. In the last 5 y, PET/CT has also gained widespread acceptance as a key tool used to demonstrate early response to intervention and therapy. In this setting, a major clinical need is being addressed with F-18-FDG PET/CT, because of its inherent ability to demonstrate (before other markers of response) if disease modification has occurred. This review presents available evidence to this effect.