title: F-18 FDG PET Images of the Cervix at Various Time Points after the Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure.
abstract: F-18 FDG PET is useful for monitoring residual or recurrent tumors after surgical resection. We describe five F-18 FDG PET images of three patients who had cervical carcinoma and then underwent a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). Two of the images were taken within 15 days and three at least 2 months after LEEP. The earlier F-18 FDG PET images revealed linear hypermetabolic lesions in the cervix that were produced by inflammation. This was confirmed by pathological analysis. The later F-18 FDG PET images did not reveal any remarkable hypermetabolism in the cervix without any treatment. These observations suggest that, to determine the response to LEEP therapy, F-18 FDG PET should not be performed within 15 days of the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Medical School, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Shin Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea ; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsim-ri, Hwasun, Jeonnam 519-809 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Joon
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Min
keywords: Cervical carcinoma; F-18 FDG PET; Loop electrosurgical excision procedure