Issues pertaining to PET imaging of liver cancer

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) has proven valuable in the diagnosis, staging and restaging for many cancers. However, its application for liver cancer has remained limited owing in part to the relatively high background uptake of the tracer in...

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Main Authors: Zhenghong Lee, Guangbin Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Fasting and Health
Online Access:http://jfh.mums.ac.ir/pdf_3092_80868a64fb791a7ecc1ce618c69960ce.html