The Utility of PET/Computed Tomography for Radiation Oncology Planning, Surveillance, and Prognosis Prediction of Gastrointestinal Tumors.

The Utility of PET/Computed Tomography for Radiation Oncology Planning, Surveillance, and Prognosis Prediction of Gastrointestinal Tumors. PET Clin. 2020 Jan;15(1):77-87 Authors: Rice SR, Chuong M, Koroulakis A, Siddiqui OM, Sharma AM, Simone CB, Molitoris JK, Kaiser A Abstract At present, the strongest evidence for the use of PET/computed tomography (CT) in gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies is to rule out distant metastatic disease at diagnosis, radiation treatment planning for anal malignancies, and disease recurrence monitoring in colorectal and anal malignancies. Use of PET/CT for GI malignancies continues to evolve over time, with new studies evaluating prognostic abilities of PET/CT and with increasing sensitivity and spatial resolution of more modern PET/CT scanners. The authors encourage future applications and prospective evaluation of the use of PET/CT in the staging, prognostication, and recurrence prediction for GI malignancies. PMID: 31735304 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: PET Clin Source Type: research