Present and future of FDG-PET/CT in ovarian cancer |
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| Authors: | Kazuhiro Kitajima Koji Murakami Setsu Sakamoto Yasushi Kaji Kazuro Sugimura |
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| Affiliation: | Department of PET Diagnosis, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, 2-2 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan. kitajima@med.kobe-u.ac.Jp |
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| Abstract: | Integrated FDG-PET/CT has been used successfully for the diagnosis, staging, restaging, therapy monitoring and prognostic prediction of ovarian cancer as well as various other malignant tumors. Compared with conventional PET/non-contrast CT images, combined PET/contrast-enhanced CT images with intravenous iodine contrast medium and sufficient radiation dose may contribute to a more accurate diagnosis with higher confidence. In the future, tracers other than FDG and integrated PET/MRI will be realized. We herein review the place and role of FDG-PET/CT in the management of ovarian cancer, discussing its usefulness and limitations in the imaging of these patients. |
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