1. 18F-FDG PET/CT of transitional cell carcinoma.
- Author
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Patil VV, Wang ZJ, Sollitto RA, Chuang KW, Konety BR, Hawkins RA, and Coakley FV
- Subjects
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell pathology, Humans, Image Enhancement methods, Lymphatic Metastasis diagnostic imaging, Lymphatic Metastasis pathology, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local diagnostic imaging, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local pathology, Neoplasm Staging methods, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms pathology, Carcinoma, Transitional Cell diagnostic imaging, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Positron-Emission Tomography methods, Radiopharmaceuticals, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
- Abstract
Objective: The objective of this article is to provide a practical illustrated review of PET/CT in the imaging evaluation of transitional cell carcinoma., Conclusion: Local evaluation of the primary tumor in patients with transitional cell carcinoma on PET is often limited by the obscuring effect of excreted FDG, but assessment of metabolic activity may still be possible through close correlation with CT images. PET/CT may also be helpful in the detection of disease outside the bladder at nodal or more distant sites and in the assessment of recurrent disease.
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- 2009
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