Prognostic Importance of F-18-FDG Uptake Pattern of Hepatocellular Cancer Patients Who Received SIRT

KÜÇÜK N. Ö., SOYDAL Ç., ARAZ M., Bilgic S., İBİŞ E.

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.38, no.7, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e3182867f17
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: F-18-FDG PET/CT, SIRT, progression-free survival, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, GLUCOSE-METABOLISM, LIVER-TUMORS, FDG-PET, IN-VIVO, CARCINOMA, FLUORINE-18-FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE, RADIOEMBOLIZATION, MICROSPHERES, THERAPY
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of F-18-FDG uptake pattern of liver lesions to treatment response of patients who received yttrium-90 (Y-90) selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) for hepatocellular cancer (HCC).