title: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography for bone tumors (Review).
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and its applications for the diagnosis and treatment of bone tumors. The advantages and disadvantages of PET/CT were also evaluated and compared with other imaging methods and the prospects of PET/CT were discussed. The PubMed, Medline, Elsevier, Wanfang and China International Knowledge Infrastructure databases were searched for studies published between 1995 and 2013, using the terms 'PET/CT', 'positron emission tomography', 'bone tumor', 'osteosarcoma', 'giant cell bone tumor' and 'Ewing sarcoma'. All the relevant information was extracted and analyzed. A total of 73 studies were selected for the final analysis. The extracted information indicated that at present, PET/CT is the imaging method that exhibits the highest sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. Although difficulties and problems remain to be solved, PET/CT is a promising non-invasive method for the diagnostic evaluation of and clinical guidance for bone tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Oncology Surgery, Beijing JiShui Tan Hospital, Beijing 100035, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Aikeremujiang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muheremu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Oncology Surgery, Beijing JiShui Tan Hospital, Beijing 100035, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaohui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Niu
keywords: bone tumor; imaging; positron emission tomography/computed tomography