The application of PET-CT in tumor diagnosis and treatment strategies
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-9801.2011.01.001
- VernacularTitle:正电子发射断层显像-计算机断层显像在肿瘤诊疗决策中的应用
- Author:
Yongxue ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Positron emission tomography;
Diagnosis;
Treatment strategies
- From:
Cancer Research and Clinic
2011;23(1):1-3
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
A hot research topic in medical imageology is PET-CT. It is widely used in oncology. This article focuses on the role of PET-CT in tumor diagnosis and treatment, especially the applications and advantages of 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging in tumor staging, treatment strategies, curative effect and prognosis evaluations, radiotherapy planning, residual and recurrent monitoring and personalized therapy of tumor patient.
