Should we worry about incidental gastrointestinal tract involvement in positron emission tomography/computed tomography as gastroenterologist?

Iliaz R., Cavus B., Yegen G., Alcin G., Gulluoglu M., Karaca C., ...Daha Fazla

Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica, cilt.81, sa.4, ss.471-475, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 81 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Dergi Adı: Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.471-475
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and aim : Positron emission tomography/computed tomography(PET/CT) scans detects benign clinical conditions in addition to malignancy, and this leads to additional investigation and expenditure. The purpose of our study was to assess the endoscopic and histupathologic results of incidental 18F-FDG uptake in the GI tract.