Open AccessHighly metabolic thrombus of the portal vein: 18F fl uorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography demonstration and clinical signifi cance in hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Long Sun,
Yong-Song Guan,
Wei-Ming Pan,
Gui-Bing Chen,
Zun-Chang Luo,
Jihong Wei,
Hua Wu
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.1212
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , radiology , positron emission tomography , thrombus , malignancy , thrombosis , portal vein thrombosis , magnetic resonance imaging , cirrhosis , fluorodeoxyglucose , nuclear medicine , portal vein , pathology
To assess the ability of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) to differentiate between benign and malignant portal vein thrombosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.