PET/CT in the imaging of ovarian cancer

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2013-01-01
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O'Connor, Owen J.
Prakash, Priyanka
Cronin, Carmel G.
McDermott, Shanaugh
Blake, Michael A.
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Bioscience Research Institute
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Ovarian cancer is responsible for the largest proportion of deaths among patients with gynecologic cancer. This paper discusses fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in the imaging of ovarian cancer. We discuss and demonstrate how FDG PET/CT can be used to appropriately guide clinical management decisions in patients with ovarian cancer. In particular, FDG PET/CT shows great promise for the preoperative evaluation of women with primary ovarian cancer and for subsequent postoperative assessment for recurrence.
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Ovarian cancer , PET-CT , Oncology , FDG- PET , Review
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O'Connor, O. J., Prakash, P., Cronin, C. G., McDermott, S. and Blake M. A . (2013) 'PET/CT in the imaging of ovarian Cancer', Frontiers in Bioscience (Elite edition), 5, pp. 141-153. doi: 10.2741/E603