The contribution of PET/CT to improved patient management
Abstract
With the introduction of both SPET/CT and PET/CT, multimodality imaging has truly entered routine clinical practice. Multiple slice spiral CT scanners have been incorporated with multiple detector gamma cameras or PET systems, such that the benefit of these modalities can be achieved in one patient sitting. The subject of this manuscript is PET/CT and its impact on patient management. Applications of PET/CT span the whole field of medical and surgical oncology since very few cancers do not take up the labelled glucose tracer, (18)F-FDG. Given the contrast achieved, high-quality data can be obtained with FDG PET/CT. This technology has now spread worldwide and has been the subject of intense interest, as witnessed by the vast body of published evidence. In this short overview, only a brief discussion of the main clinical applications is possible. Novel applications of PET/CT outside the field of oncology are expected in the near future.
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There is no validated role for whole-body CT in live patients, although it has been suggested for some pathologies such as cancer staging.
“There is no validated role for whole-body CT in live patients, although it has been suggested for some pathologies such as cancer staging (Ell, 2006).”
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- Authors
- Ell, P. J.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Ell, P J
- Venue
- The British Journal of Radiology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 79
- Issue
- 937
- Pages
- 32-36
- ISSN
- 0007-1285 (ISSN-L)
- 1748-880X
- OpenAlex
- W2039908313
- Cited by
- 128
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 3.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- British Journal of Radiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
- Keywords
- PET/CT, FDG-PET, multimodal imaging, clinical management, tumor staging, glucose metabolism imaging, clinical application
- MeSH terms
- Bone Neoplasms, Humans, Neoplasm Staging, Neoplasms, Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted, Radiopharmaceuticals, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Positron-Emission Tomography
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