PET/CT-guided interventions: Indications, advantages, disadvantages and the state of the art.

PET/CT-guided interventions: Indications, advantages, disadvantages and the state of the art. Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol. 2017 Nov 23;:1-6 Authors: Cazzato RL, Garnon J, Shaygi B, Koch G, Tsoumakidou G, Caudrelier J, Addeo P, Bachellier P, Namer IJ, Gangi A Abstract Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) represents an emerging imaging guidance modality that has been applied to successfully guide percutaneous procedures such as biopsies and tumour ablations. The aim of the present narrative review is to report the indications, advantages and disadvantages of PET/CT-guided procedures in the field of interventional oncology and to briefly describe the experience gained with this new emerging technique while performing biopsies and tumor ablations. PMID: 29168421 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies - Category: Surgery Tags: Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol Source Type: research