title: PET/CT for Pancreatic Malignancy: Potential and Pitfalls.
abstract: Pancreatic malignancy carries a poor prognosis and is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Although conventional imaging with CT and MR remains the main imaging modality, recent times have seen an increase in the applications of PET/CT in the evaluation of pancreatic malignancy. Newer data are becoming available, highlighting the advantages, limitations, and pitfalls in PET/CT imaging of the pancreas. This article highlights the applications of PET/CT in various stages of management of pancreatic malignancy and compares these with conventional imaging with CT and MR.
authors: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California.
authors: Priyanka
authors: P
authors: Jha
authors: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California bijan.bijan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
authors: Bijan
authors: B
authors: Bijan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: PET/CT; PET/MR; pancreas adenocarcinoma; pancreatic adenocarcinoma; pancreatic malignancy