Positron emission tomography/computer tomography: Challenge to conventional imaging modalities in evaluating primary and metastatic liver malignancies

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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2007; 13(20): 2775-2783
Published online May 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i20.2775

Table 1 Characteristics of PET and its novel sister modalities in detecting liver malignancies

Modalities	Characteristics
PET	By detecting ¹⁸F-FDG uptake, producing functional images but with very poor anatomical details
PET/CT	Integrated PET and CT system, locate ¹⁸F-FDG in specific anatomical sites
PET/MDCT	Best to monitor response to treatment, especially early ones with fine details

Table 2 Comparison between PET/CT and conventional imaging modalities of their values in examination of liver malignancies

- poor; + fair; ++ good; +++ excellent.

Citation: Sun L, Wu H, Guan YS. Positron emission tomography/computer tomography: Challenge to conventional imaging modalities in evaluating primary and metastatic liver malignancies. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(20): 2775-2783
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i20/2775.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i20.2775