Immediate Postablation 18F-FDG Injection and Corresponding SUV Are Surrogate Biomarkers of Local Tumor Progression After Thermal Ablation of Colorectal Carcinoma Liver Metastases

Conclusion: The SUV ratio and minimum margin size can independently predict colorectal metastasis local tumor progression after liver ablation when there are no viable tumor cells on immediate postablation biopsies.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - September 4, 2018 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Cornelis, F. H., Petre, E. N., Vakiani, E., Klimstra, D., Durack, J. C., Gonen, M., Osborne, J., Solomon, S. B., Sofocleous, C. T. Tags: Clinical Source Type: research