title: PET/CT in oncology--a major advance.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wechalekar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18