ROLE OF 18F-FDG PET-CT IN STAGING AND FOLLOW-UP OF MALIGNANCIES: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTER IN NORTH INDIA

Volume 17 No 11 (2019)

Dr. Aishwerya Singh, Dr. Manoj Kumar, Dr. Rajendra Kumar

DOI: 10.48047/nq.2019.17.11. NQ19117

Abstract

Background: Accurate staging and timely follow-up are critical in the management of malignancies. Conventional imaging modalities have limitations in differentiating viable tumor tissue from post treatment changes. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), combining metabolic and anatomical imaging, has emerged as a valuable tool in oncology

Keywords

PET-CT; malignancy; staging; follow-up; FDG; oncology; diagnostic imaging

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