title: PET/CT in Gynecologic Cancer: Present Applications and Future Prospects-A Clinician's Perspective.
abstract: This article briefly reviews the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the common gynecologic malignancies, with an emphasis on the shortcomings of current clinical practice. The persistent need to achieve early diagnosis, adjust proper treatment, enhance surveillance, and improve the outcome of these patients has led to the development of new diagnostic modalities. Novel tools such as 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT should aim at enhancing the clinician's ability to make critical decisions in treating difficult scenarios.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gyneco-oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 9602, Israel. Electronic address: a_amit@rambam.health.gov.il.
authors.forename: Amnon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amit
authors.affiliation: John I. Brewer Trophoblastic Disease Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 East Superior Street, Suite 5-2168, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schink
authors.affiliation: Division of Gyneco-oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 9602, Israel.
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reiss
authors.affiliation: Division of Gyneco-oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 9602, Israel.
authors.forename: Lior
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lowenstein
keywords: (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET; Best practice; Cross-sectional imaging; Gynecologic cancer