title: [Current applications of PET/CT].
abstract: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is a sensitive method for detecting, staging, and therapy monitoring of many malignancies. It has modified the management of cancer. PET/CT allows for a "whole body" assessment of a metabolic process, depending on the type of tracer, combined with a CT scan. In the present article we review the different PET tracers available today and the most effective applications of PET-CT in oncology, but also in inflammatory diseases, heart diseases and dementia.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-13, département de médecine nucléaire, hôpital Avicenne, AP-HP, 93000 Bobigny, France. michael.soussan@avc.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Michaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soussan
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-13, département de médecine nucléaire, hôpital Avicenne, AP-HP, 93000 Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-13, département de médecine nucléaire, hôpital Avicenne, AP-HP, 93000 Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eder
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed