title: FDG-PET and PET/CT in Colorectal Cancer.
abstract: This article reviews the current use of FDG PET/CT for assessment of colorectal cancer. Initial diagnosis and staging are covered, as well as detection and staging of tumor recurrence. The current place of FDG PET/CT is discussed in light of recently published studies. Besides the well-established use of PET for detecting and staging colorectal cancer relapse, potential new indications, such as initial pretherapeutic staging, as well as risk stratification are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging and Experimental Radiotherapy Unit, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, B-1200, UCL, Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: max.lonneux@uclouvain.be.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lonneux
keywords: Colorectal cancer; FDG; PET-CT; Recurrence; Staging