PET/CT in oncology - a major advance

K. Wechalekar; B. Sharma; G. Cook

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2005.05.018

PET/CT in oncology - a major advance

K. Wechalekar, B. Sharma, G. Cook

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Abstract

The concept of hardware fusion between positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) has only been introduced commercially in the last 4 years. The advantages of this combined technique over PET alone have become obvious. There is increasing evidence to suggest that PET/CT adds complementary information in staging, re-staging and follow-up in oncology patients, leading to changes in management plans. The present paper is a review of the strengths, weaknesses, current evidence and future directions of this technique.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1143-1155
Number of pages	13
Journal	Clinical Radiology
Volume	60
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2005.05.018
Publication status	Published - Nov 2005

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