Positron emission tomography (PET) in oncology

A Gallamini, C Zwarthoed, A Borra - Cancers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Since its introduction in the early nineties as a promising functional imaging technique in the
management of neoplastic disorders, FDG-PET, and subsequently FDG-PET/CT, has …

Improvements in cancer staging with PET/CT: literature-based evidence as of September 2006

J Czernin, M Allen-Auerbach… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
PET/CT with 18 F-FDG is increasingly being used for staging, restaging, and treatment
monitoring for cancer patients. CT is still frequently used only for attenuation correction and …

Multimodality imaging of structure and function

DW Townsend - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Historically, medical devices to image either anatomical structure or functional processes
have developed along somewhat independent paths. The recognition that combining …

Clinicopathological and prognostic relevance of uptake level using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography fusion imaging (18F …

S Ueda, H Tsuda, H Asakawa… - Japanese journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Objective Using integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography/computed tomography fusion imaging (18F-FDG PET/CT), the clinical …

FDG PET, PET/CT, and breast cancer imaging

EL Rosen, WB Eubank, DA Mankoff - Radiographics, 2007 - pubs.rsna.org
Currently, the clinical role of positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed
tomography (CT) in patients with breast cancer is to provide additional information in select …

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography

DW Townsend - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Accurate anatomical localization of functional abnormalities obtained with the use of
positron emission tomography (PET) is known to be problematic. Although tracers such as …

[HTML][HTML] Role and cost effectiveness of PET/CT in management of patients with cancer

MW Saif, I Tzannou, N Makrilia… - The Yale journal of …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PET/CT is a relatively new imaging technology, whose undoubted advantages are valuable
in clinical oncology as well as in all fields of diagnosis, staging, and treatment. The hardware …

Chlorotoxin-Conjugated Multifunctional Dendrimers Labeled with Radionuclide 131I for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging and Radiotherapy …

L Zhao, J Zhu, Y Cheng, Z Xiong, Y Tang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Chlorotoxin-conjugated multifunctional dendrimers labeled with radionuclide 131I were
synthesized and utilized for targeted single photon emission computed tomography …

Hybrid imaging (SPECT/CT and PET/CT): improving therapeutic decisions

D Delbeke, H Schöder, WH Martin, RL Wahl - Seminars in nuclear …, 2009 - Elsevier
The incremental diagnostic value of integrated positron emission tomography–computed
tomography (PET/CT) or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT images …

The role of FDG‐PET/CT in suspected recurrence of breast cancer

L Radan, S Ben‐Haim, R Bar‐Shalom… - … Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. Early diagnosis of recurrent breast cancer is crucial to selection of the most
appropriate therapy. The current study evaluated the role of FDG‐PET/CT in the assessment …