Clinical Significance of Incidental Colonic 18F-FDG Uptake on PET/CT Images in Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma

@article{Shim2012ClinicalSO,
  title={Clinical Significance of Incidental Colonic 18F-FDG Uptake on PET/CT Images in Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma},
  author={Jung Ho Shim and Joo Hyun O and Seong Il Oh and Han Mo Yoo and Hae Myung Jeon and Cho Hyun Park and Sung Hoon Kim and Kyo Young Song},
  journal={Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery},
  year={2012},
  volume={16},
  pages={1847-1853}
}
  • J. Shim, J. O, K. Song
  • Published 30 June 2012
  • Medicine
  • Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Background and ObjectivesWe assessed the ability of positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET/CT) to detect synchronous colonic pathology and determined the significance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) activity in the colon of gastric cancer patients.MethodsA total of 239 gastric cancer patients who underwent PET/CT and colonoscopy preoperatively were included. FDG uptake patterns on PET/CT were classified as (1) group A, focal; (2) group B, diffuse; and (3) group C, no uptake… 
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