Radioactive Isotopes in Clinical Medicine and Research
Bergmann, H.
Kroiss, A.
Sinzinger H
Birhauser Verlag
3-14
Yes
International
Basel
Suisse
XII Symposium on Radioactive Isotopes in Clinical Medicine and Research
January 1996
Bad Gastein
Austria
[en] PET ; FDG ; Oncology
[en] 18-FDG is accumulated in cancer cells. It has been proven useful to image a variety of tumors in conjunction with whole-body positron emission tomography. This review details somes of the indications of PET at various stages of the cancerous process : differential diagnosis, preoperative staging, diagnosis of residual or recurrent disease as well as follow-up of therapy. Consideration of several potential improvements in clinical PET and of the need for careful patients selection conclude this review.