title: PET imaging for evaluation of metastatic colorectal cancer of the liver.
abstract: Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer death in Western Europe and United States; the liver is the most common site for colorectal metastases. PET has an important role in the management of patients with colorectal liver metastases. It is an effective tool to detect hepatic metastases and to monitor the response to systemic and local therapy. The major impact of PET-CT over PET alone is the improvement in the certainty of lesion location. PET-CT has the unique advantage to combine functional and anatomic imaging in an integrated scanner; it allows a thoroughly evaluation of patients with colorectal liver metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. mehmeterturk@superonline.com
authors.forename: Sukru Mehmet
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Erturk
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Seiei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Pablo R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ros
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18