Skeletal metastasis as detected by 18F-FDG PET with negative CT of the PET/CT: Frequency and impact on cancer staging and or management

Objectives: The aim of our study is to assess the frequency of detection of PET positive CT negative skeletal metastases (SM) and determine the impact of such detection on staging and/or management in patients who had FDG PET/CT as part of the cancer work up.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 2000...

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Main Authors: Fatma Ahmed, Razi Muzaffar, Hermina Fernandes, Yifan Tu, Batool Albalooshi, Medhat M Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2016.00208/full