PET/CT in oncology: Integration into clinical management of lymphoma, melanoma, and gastrointestinal malignancies Journal Article

  


Authors: Schöder, H.; Larson, S. M.; Yeung, H. W.
Article Title: PET/CT in oncology: Integration into clinical management of lymphoma, melanoma, and gastrointestinal malignancies
Abstract: PET/CT is a new imaging technology that has already found a number of clinical applications in oncologic imaging. Widespread introduction into clinical practice started approximately 2.5 years ago. Consequently, the available data are largely preliminary. Nevertheless, it can already be stated that the synthesis of structural and metabolic information improves the accuracy of primary staging and the detection of recurrent disease and has the realistic potential to change patient management in 10 to 20% of cases. PET/CT fusion images can directly guide biopsies or surgical interventions. This article summarizes preliminary data of PET/CT studies and highlights potential clinical applications for PET/CT, with particular emphasis on lymphoma, melanoma and gastrointestinal tumors.
Keywords: review; cancer staging; methodology; neoplasm staging; radiopharmaceuticals; melanoma; computer assisted tomography; neoplasm recurrence, local; image interpretation, computer-assisted; tomography, x-ray computed; pathology; gastrointestinal neoplasms; patient care; diagnostic agent; computer assisted diagnosis; image enhancement; image subtraction; subtraction technique; tumor recurrence; systems integration; lymphoma; fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; computer assisted emission tomography; fluorodeoxyglucose f18; radiopharmaceutical agent; scintiscanning; radiography; tomography, emission-computed; gastrointestinal tumor; system analysis; humans; human; patient care management
Journal Title: Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Volume: 45
Issue: Suppl. 1
ISSN: 0161-5505
Publisher: Society of Nuclear Medicine  
Date Published: 2004-01-01
Start Page: 72S
End Page: 81S
Language: English
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 14736838
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  2. Heiko Schoder
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  3. Steven M Larson
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