The Use of PET-CT in the Assessment of Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma

• Published in: International Journal of Surgical Oncology Vol. 2011; no. 2011; pp. 284 - 297
• Main Authors: O'Connor, Owen J., McDermott, Shanaugh, Slattery, James, Sahani, Dushyant, Blake, Michael A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2011; Hindawi Puplishing Corporation; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Review

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer, accounting for 53,219 deaths in 2007 and an estimated 146,970 new cases in the USA during 2009. The combination of FDG PET and CT has proven to be of great benefit for the assessment of colorectal cancer. This is most evident in the dete...