The Clinical Usefulness of 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Differential Diagnosis, Staging, and Response Evaluation After Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer

Abstract

FDG-PET is a very useful tool in diagnosing pancreatic cancer. FDG-PET may be also used as an adjunct for determining the treatment modality of pancreatic cancer and evaluating tumor response to chemoradiation therapy.