Open AccessValue of 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Management of Patients With Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas
Author(s) -
Cosimo Sperti,
Claudio Pasquali,
Franca Chierichetti,
G Liessi,
G Ferlin,
Sergio Pedrazzoli
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200111000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , malignancy , pancreas , fluorodeoxyglucose , standardized uptake value , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , cyst , differential diagnosis , nuclear medicine , pancreatic cancer , cancer , pathology
To assess the reliability of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18-FDG PET) in distinguishing benign from malignant cystic lesions of the pancreas.