Added value of 18-F-FDG-PET/CT in patients with pancreatic cancer: Initial observation

Purpose: The goal of the study was to highlight the added value of 18-F-FDG PET/CT over isolated CT to depict pancreatic tumors, distant metastases, monitor response to treatment and its usefulness in distinguishing fibrosis from residual/recurrence, thus direct biopsy to sites more likely to yield...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ekhlas Abdelmonem Ibrahem Nasr Shaban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
CT
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16301115