FDG PET/CT in follow UP patients with colorectal carcinoma after adjuvant chemotherapy

FDG PET/CT in follow UP patients with colorectal carcinoma after adjuvant chemotherapy

Abstract Background 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is a method of imaging that assesses and measures metabolic avidity in cancer cells, acting as a proxy for underlying cellular activity and vitality and so providing anatomic and me...

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Main Authors: Remon Zaher Elia, Rafik Abdelazem Elbastawessy, Hanaa Abdelkader Abdelmgeguid, Ahmed Mohamed Bassiouny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-11-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
FDG PET/CT
Colorectal carcinoma
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-021-00655-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-021-00655-2

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