The development of PET/CT in determining gross tumor target volume of esophageal carcinoma in precise radiotherapy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-2848.2014.02.022
- VernacularTitle:PET/CT确定食管癌大体靶区的研究进展
- Author:
Wei ZHANG
;
Yipeng SONG
;
Cuifang JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Esophageal neoplasms;
Tomography,emission-computed;
Tomography,X-ray computed;
Target delineation;
Trends
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2014;34(2):157-160
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As the development of functional and molecular imaging,PET/CT gradually becomes one of methods in optimizing cancer radiotherapy treatment planning.Currently,numerous hospitals routinely use 18F-FDG PET/CT for the delineation of target volume in esophageal carcinoma (EC).However,the validity of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the delineation of target volume for EC is limited and needs further clinical validation.This review focuses on the value and validity of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the delineation of gross tumor target volume of EC primary lesions and regional lymph nodes.
