Monitoring liver tumor therapy with [18F]FDG positron emission tomography

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1990 May-Jun;14(3):370-4.

Abstract

Positron emission tomography (PET) with [18F]-2-flurodeoxy-glucose (FDG) can be utilized as a functional imaging modality for monitoring liver tumor therapy. We report three cases in which PET-FDG was more useful for this purpose than other imaging methods and tumor markers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Deoxy Sugars*
  • Deoxyglucose* / analogs & derivatives
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Female
  • Fluorine Radioisotopes*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Monitoring, Physiologic
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Deoxy Sugars
  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Deoxyglucose