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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

paywalled: Original Article Use of FDG PET/CT for investigation of febrile neutropenia: evaluation in high-risk cancer patients

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Use of FDG PET/CT for investigation of febrile neutropenia: evaluation in high-risk cancer patients Purpose   Febrile neutrop...
Friday, May 11, 2012

paywalled: Computer tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography or positron emission tomography/computer tomography for detection of metastatic lymph nodes in patients with ovarian cancer: A meta-analysis

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Computer tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography or positron emission tomography/computer tomography for de...
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Monday, April 30, 2012

Defining the Role of PET-CT in Staging Early Breast Cancer

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Defining the Role of PET-CT in Staging Early Breast Cancer :  Abstract Introduction. Currently, there is a lack of data on the role of c...
Sunday, April 29, 2012

paywalled: PET/CT scanning guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy in treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer.

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PET/CT scanning guided intensity-modulated radi... [Eur J Radiol. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study was under...

paywalled: Low-dose non-enhanced CT versus full-dose contrast-enhanced CT in integrated PET/CT scans for diagnosing ovarian cancer recurrence

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Low-dose non-enhanced CT versus full-dose contr... [Eur J Radiol. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI  Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate low-dose non...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

PET/CT scanning guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy in treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer.

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PET/CT scanning guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy in treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer. PET/CT scanning guided intensity-modu...
Friday, April 20, 2012

abstract: Preoperative PET/CT in early-stage breast cancer (including ovarian cancer primary/metastases)

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Preoperative PET/CT in early-stage breast cancer Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic and therap...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

JCO Editorial (re: Ontario/Pritchard et al) [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography–Computed Tomography in Breast Cancer: When… and When Not?

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[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography–Computed Tomography in Breast Cancer: When… and When Not? "....It has taken a re...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

open access: Causes and imaging features of false positives and false negatives on 18F-PET/CT in oncologic imaging

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

abstract: Preoperative assessment of peritoneal carcinomatosis: intraindividual comparison of 18F-FDG PET/CT and MRI

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Preoperative assessment of peritoneal carcinomatosis: intraindividual comparison of 18F-FDG PET/CT and MRI : Conclusion   With high diag...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

open access: Evidenced based indications for the use of PET/CT in the United Kingdom 2012 (includes ovarian/gyn/cancers)

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Diagnostic value of PET/CT is similar to that of conventional MRI and even better for detecting small peritoneal implants in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.

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CONCLUSION: The present study revealed that PET/CT is similar to conventional MRI for the detection of recurrent ovarian cancer. PET/CT...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

open access: MRI, CT, and PET/CT for Ovarian Cancer Detection and Adnexal Lesion Characterization February 2010

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OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe the role of MR, CT, and PET/CT in the detection of ovarian cancer and the evaluation ...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

abstract: Early Detection of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer in Patients with Low-Level Increases in Serum CA-125 Levels by PET/CT

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Abstract Purpose: Serum CA-125 has been shown to be a sensitive tumor marker of recurrent ovarian cancer. The goal of this study was t...
Friday, January 21, 2011

abstract: Value of FDG PET/CT in Patients with Treated Ovarian Cancer and Raised CA125 Serum Levels

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CONCLUSION: PET/CT was able to detect active disease at relatively low levels of CA125, thereby facilitating the early diagnosis of recur...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

[18F]FDG-PET/CT monitoring early identifies advanced ovarian cancer patients who will benefit from prolonged neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.

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Abstract AIM: The most accepted standard duration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (na-CHT) before debulking surgery for advanced ovarian can...
Saturday, August 07, 2010

abstract: FDG-PET/CT in advanced ovarian cancer staging: Value and pitfalls in detecting lesions in different abdominal and pelvic quadrants compared with laparoscopy

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CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that PET/CT may prove a useful tool for pre-surgical staging of ovarian cancer with a sensitivity and spec...
Friday, June 25, 2010

Impact of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the management of patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma after treatment.

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CONCLUSIONS: Both integrated FDG-PET/CT and contrast-enhanced multidetector CT are sensitive surveillance modalities for the detection of ...