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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859 EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 56, No. 2, 2010, pp. 103-108
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Bioline Code: jp10032
Full paper language: English
Document type: Symposium
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 56, No. 2, 2010, pp. 103-108
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PET-CT in oncology
Purandare, N. C. & Rangarajan, V.
Abstract
Diagnostic imaging plays a pivotal role in cancer management. Imaging has made rapid strides in the past few years with new modalities and new indications getting added all the time. Molecular and metabolic imaging with 18F Flurodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG PET) and other non-FDG isotopes have revolutionized oncologic imaging and changed our approach towards cancer diagnosis, staging and imaging surveillance. The evidence for the use of FDG PET is mounting every day with newer indications getting added to the literature. The main focus of our discussion will be to understand the basic principles of FDG PET imaging and to study a few of its clinical applications in oncology.
Keywords
Diagnostic imaging, humans, neoplasms, positron emission tomography
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