title: FDG PET for discrimination between tumor extension and blood thrombus as a cause for portal vein thrombosis in hepatocellular carcinoma: important role in exclusion of transplant candidacy.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal and Liver Unit, The Prince of Wales Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Jelica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurtovic
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Der Wall
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Riordan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18