Limited value of 18F-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography to detect hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus carriers. - Concepedia

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Limited value of 18F-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography to detect hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus carriers.

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2004

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Long Bin Jeng, Sheng Pin Changlai, Yeh You Shen, Cheng‐Chieh Lin, Chang Hai Tsai, Chia Hung Kao

Abstract

FDG-PET is not sensitive to but is more specific than ultrasound and serum alpha-feto-protein level to detect hepatocellular carcinoma and differentiate from other benign liver diseases in hepatitis B virus carriers.