Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) predisposes to cholangiocarcinoma (CC), which usually is widespread in the liver at the time of the diagnosis and which has a median survival of approximately 6 months. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a noninvasive scanning method that allows the assessment
Detection of unknown occult primary tumors using positron emission tomography
✍ Scribed by Annemieke C. Kole; Omgo E. Nieweg; Jan Pruim; Harald J. Hoekstra; Heimen Schraffordt Koops; Jan L. N. Roodenburg; Willem Vaalburg; Albert Vermey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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✦ Synopsis
an unknown primary site were studied after unsuccessful conventional diagnostic workup. The patients received 370 megabecquerels (MBq) (10 millicuries) FDG
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