Preoperative Positron Emission Tomography with Fluorine‐18‐Fluorodeoxyglucose is Predictive of Prognosis in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Resection
- 21 July 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 30 (9) , 1736-1741
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-005-0791-5
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) accumulate fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) to various degrees. The standardized uptake values (SUVs) of FDG-positron emission tomography (PET) in high-grade HCCs are significantly higher than those in low-grade HCCs.Keywords
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