Published September 2000
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Journal article
Gynecological tumors
Creators
- 1. Technische Hochschule Aachen (Germany). Klinik fuer Nuklearmedizin
- 2. Freiburg Univ. (Germany). Abt. Nuklearmedizin
Description
Early diagnosis and accurate staging of gynecological tumors based on noninvasive imaging remains a challenge. US, CT and MRI lack sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis and staging of primary disease, residual mass and recurrent disease. FDG-PET may add some important diagnostic information, but currently available results from initial studies indicate that it will not replace other staging tools for specific questions to be answered during work-up. (orig.)
Abstract (German)
Fruehdiagnose und korrekte nichtinvasive bildgebende Ausbreitungsdiagnostik von gynaekologischen Tumorerkrankungen sind vorerst weiterhin eine Illusion. US, CT und MRI erreichen bisher keine akzeptable Sensitivitaet und Spezifitaet in der Primaertumordiagnostik, Tumorresiduendiagnostik und Tumorrezidivdiagnostik. Die FDG-PET wird moeglicherweise wichtige Informationen bezueglich Lymphknotenbefall und Fernmetastasierung sowie Rezidivdetektion beitragen koennen, initiale Studienergebnisse zeigen jedoch, dass sie etablierte Staginguntersuchungen gegenwaertig nicht ersetzen kann. (orig.)Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (German)
- Gynaekologische Tumoren
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. C
- Journal Volume
- 23
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 185-192
- ISSN
- 0723-7065
- CODEN
- NKLZD8
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 32000484
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARCINOMAS; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE GENITALS; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; IMAGES; LYMPH NODES; METASTASES; PATIENTS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECOMMENDATIONS; REVIEWS; SENSITIVITY; SPECIFICITY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DOCUMENT TYPES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LIGHT NUCLEI; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MATERIALS; NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY