TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging of pelvic malignancies with in-line FDG PET-CT
T2 - Case examples and common pitfalls of FDG PET
AU - Subhas, Naveen
AU - Patel, Pavni V.
AU - Pannu, Harpreet K.
AU - Jacene, Heather A.
AU - Fishman, Elliot K.
AU - Wahl, Richard L.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The role of 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in combination with computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of pelvic malignancies has been rapidly growing in recent years. FDG PET has proved to be valuable in the evaluation of a variety of pelvic malignancies, including colorectal cancer, uterine cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. However, a number of pitfalls are commonly encountered at FDG PET, including normal physiologic activity in bowel, ovaries, endometrium, and blood vessels and focal retained activity in ureters, bladder diverticula, pelvic kidneys, and urinary diversions. The use of an in-line FDG PET-CT system, with special attention given to proper patient preparation and scanning protocol, often provides valuable information to help localize and define disease and avoid potential diagnostic pitfalls.
AB - The role of 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in combination with computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of pelvic malignancies has been rapidly growing in recent years. FDG PET has proved to be valuable in the evaluation of a variety of pelvic malignancies, including colorectal cancer, uterine cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. However, a number of pitfalls are commonly encountered at FDG PET, including normal physiologic activity in bowel, ovaries, endometrium, and blood vessels and focal retained activity in ureters, bladder diverticula, pelvic kidneys, and urinary diversions. The use of an in-line FDG PET-CT system, with special attention given to proper patient preparation and scanning protocol, often provides valuable information to help localize and define disease and avoid potential diagnostic pitfalls.
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U2 - 10.1148/rg.254045155
DO - 10.1148/rg.254045155
M3 - Article
C2 - 16009822
AN - SCOPUS:23944451588
SN - 0271-5333
VL - 25
SP - 1031
EP - 1043
JO - Radiographics
JF - Radiographics
IS - 4
ER -