Prognostic Value of Metabolic Imaging Data of 11C-choline PET/CT in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• Published in: Cancers Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 472
• Main Authors: Donadon, Matteo, Lopci, Egesta, Galvanin, Jacopo, Giudici, Simone, Del Fabbro, Daniele, Lanza, Ezio, Pedicini, Vittorio, Chiti, Arturo, Torzilli, Guido
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 26.01.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: 11C-choline PET/CT; Choline; Computed tomography; Decision making; Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver cancer; Medical prognosis; metabolic imaging; metabolic tumor volume; Metabolism; Nuclear medicine; Patients; Positron emission tomography; Surgery; Survival; Survival analysis; Tumors

11C-choline positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been used for patients with some types of tumors, but few data are available for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We queried our prospective database for patients with HCC staged with 11C-choline PET/CT to assess the clinical i...