PET imaging for evaluation of metastatic colorectal cancer of the liver

ERTÜRK Ş. M., Ichikawa T., Fujii H., Yasuda S., Ros P. R.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, cilt.58, sa.2, ss.229-235, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.11.042
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.229-235
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: colorectal metastases, liver, PET, PET-CT, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, HEPATIC METASTASES, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, F-18-FDG PET, FDG-PET, RESECTION, CT, CARCINOMA, RECURRENT, IMPACT
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer death in Western Europe and United States; the liver is the most common site for colorectal metastases. PET has an important role in the management of patients with colorectal liver metastases. It is an effective tool to detect hepatic metastases and to monitor the response to systemic and local therapy. The major impact of PET-CT over PET alone is the improvement in the certainty of lesion location. PET-CT has the unique advantage to combine functional and anatomic imaging in an integrated scanner; it allows a thoroughly evaluation of patients with colorectal liver metastases. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.