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18 F‐fluoro‐2‐deoxy‐D‐glucose–positron emission tomography (PET)/PET‐computed tomography in carcinoma of the cervix
Author(s) -
Kumar Rakesh,
Dadparvar Simin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.22968
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , cervical cancer , nuclear medicine , positron emission tomography computed tomography , cervix , standardized uptake value , computed tomography , positron emission , tomography , radiology , cancer
18 F‐fluoro‐2‐deoxy‐D‐glucose–positron emission tomography (FDG‐PET)/PET‐computed tomography diagnostic studies may play a potential role in the staging and restaging of patients with cervical cancer. Recent work has demonstrated another important aspect of FDG‐PET in predicting the prognosis for patients with cervical cancer according to their maximal standard uptake value at baseline; thus, it may be possible to develop more aggressive treatment strategies for high‐risk patients based on pretreatment PET studies.