PET-Based Percutaneous Needle Biopsy

• Published in: PET clinics Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 333
• Main Author: El-Haddad, Ghassan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Biopsy, Needle; Humans; Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Neoplasms - pathology; Positron-Emission Tomography - methods; Radiology, Interventional - methods; Navigation; PET/CT; FDG; Image guidance; Fusion; Percutaneous biopsy; Tissue sampling

PET can be used to guide percutaneous needle biopsy to the most metabolic lesion, improving diagnostic yield. PET biopsy guidance can be performed using visual or software coregistration, electromagnetic needle tracking, cone-beam computed tomography (CT), and intraprocedural PET/CT guidance. PET/CT...