Improved diagnosis of pelvic lesions with dual-phase (18F)FDG-PET/CT

Developmental Biology

关键词: MRI;    CT;    GCT;   

DOI  :  10.2484/rcr.v6i1.479

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: University of Washington * Department of Radiology

【 摘 要 】

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with 2-deoxy-2-(18F)fluoro-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) is an integral part of the diagnostic workup in patients with suspected or confirmed cancer. The ability of the (18F)FDG-PET study to characterize and detect malignancies can be increased by dual-phase acquisition; this is due to the different kinetics of the radiotracer in the tumor tissue and in the background. We present two cases of (18F)FDG-PET/CT scans acquired in patients previously treated for malignant neoplasms who had suspected pelvic recurrences, in which the delayed acquisition was critical in accurately characterizing abnormalities.

【 授权许可】

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