title: Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the carcinoma of the uterus: a review of literature.
abstract: In the present review we reported the value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT in face of uterine cancer, in terms of sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. Moreover, we made a comparison with the other imaging techniques currently used to evacuate these tumors including contrast-enhanced CT, contrast enhanced-MRI and transvaginal ultrasonography. FDG PET/CT has been reported to be of particular value in detecting occult metastatic lesions, in prediction of response to treatment and as a prognostic factor.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Service, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Musto
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grassetto
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Marzola
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chondrogiannis
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna Margherita
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Maffione
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rampin
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fuster
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, University of Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giammarile
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Colletti
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. domenico.rubello@libero.it.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rubello
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014599:Uterus
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: FDG PET/CT; MRI; Uterine cancer; accuracy; cervical cancer; contrast enhanced CT; predictive value; prognosis