The incremental diagnostic value of integrated positron emission tomography–computed
tomography (PET/CT) or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT images …

Use of PET is widespread and increasing in the United States, mainly for oncologic
applications. In November 2006, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) …

Hepatobiliary cancers are highly lethal. In 2008, approximately 21,370 persons in the United
States were estimated to be diagnosed with liver or intrahepatic bile duct cancer and 9520 …

Background Surgical resection has been shown to improve long-term survival for patients
with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). The benefit of lymph node dissection is still …

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare but devastating malignancy that presents late, is
notoriously difficult to diagnose, and is associated with a high mortality. Surgical resection is …

Hepatobiliary Cancers Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology NCCN Categories of
Evidence and Consensus Category 1: The recommendation is based on high-level …

Background and Objectives F‐18 fluorodeoxyglucose‐positron emission tomography (FDG‐
PET) has been used for diagnosis and staging of malignant diseases. However, the …

The hepatobiliary surgeon must be as familiar with the nonmalignant processes that can
affect the extrahepatic biliary tree as they are with the malignant causes. Subtleties in the …

Background Surgery has become heavily dependent on accurate imaging in the
assessment and treatment of suspected or confirmed intra-abdominal malignancy. Positron …

Objective To evaluate the clinical usefulness of positron emission tomography (PET) using
18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in patients with follow-up or suspected recurrent biliary …