18F-FDG and 11C-acetate PET/CT for detection of primary and metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma: the pros and cons of a prespective study
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9780.2009.03.018
- VernacularTitle:18F-FDG及11C-乙酸盐PET/CT诊断原发及转移性肝细胞癌:一项前瞻性研究的价值与不足分析
- Author:
Si-rong, CHEN
;
Chi-lai, HO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hepatoma;
Methods;
Evaluation studies
- From:Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine
2009;29(3):205-207
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent cancers in Asia, which de-serves more research group participants. However, statistical and technical biases can easily lead to miscon-ception and false directions. We expressed our interest and opinion on the article based on a prospective du-al-tracer [18s F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and 11C-acetate] PET/CT study in the evaluation of primary and metastatic HCC. The opinions were stated in the light of some important technical issues including statistics, diagnostic criteria and sampling differences for the detection of small primary HCC, metastatic HCC and cholangiocarcinoma.
