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., ...More

Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica, vol.81, no.4, pp.471-475, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 81 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.471-475
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.