Positron emission tomography (PET) is now primarily used in oncological indication owing
to the successful application of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in an increasing …

Positron emission tomography (PET) is the most powerful molecular imaging technique
currently available for clinical use. Because deranged tumour metabolism is a common …

Abstract Fluorine-18 deoxyglucose (FDG) is not a very tumour-specific substance, and its
accumulation in benign lesions with increased glucose metabolism may give rise to false …

Over the past decades, Positron Emission Tomography has opened a new field of imaging.
Nowadays, this technique is being used for diagnosing, staging disease as well as for …

Aim The aim of this document is to provide general information about [18 F]
fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in oncology. These …

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a diagnostic imaging technique that allows
identification of biochemical and physiologic alterations in tumors. Use of PET performed …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of the combined application of 2-[fluorine-
18] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG; for the evaluation of soft tissue) and [F-18] fluoride (for …

Abstract Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique that
is widely used in early detection and treatment follow up of many diseases, including cancer …

Evaluation of Esophageal Cancers Using Fluorine Page 1 resolution of PET. All operations were
performed by the same surgical team and all patients underwent clinical follow-up for a period …

Positron emission tomography (PET) has become a very useful adjunct to anatomic imaging
techniques, adding unique information to the characterization of disease. The whole-body …