18F-FDG PET Scanning Correlates with Tissue Markers of Poor Prognosis and Predicts Mortality for Patients After Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases - Concepedia

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18F-FDG PET Scanning Correlates with Tissue Markers of Poor Prognosis and Predicts Mortality for Patients After Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases

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2007

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Christopher C. Riedl, Timothy Akhurst, Steven M. Larson, Stephen F. Stanziale, Scott Tuorto, A. Bhargava, Hedvig Hricak, David Klimstra, Yuman Fong

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Abstract

(18)F-FDG PET is a biologic scan that predicts prognosis in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. It is uncertain if this ability is due to cellular glucose metabolism or to a correlation with other cellular characteristics of aggressive tumors.

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