Hepatocellular Cancer
Investigators at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital have published new data on hepatocellular cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, July 17th, 2007
Scientists discuss in "Dual-tracer PET/CT imaging in evaluation of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma" new findings in hepatocellular cancer. "We have reported previously that (11)C-acetate ((11)C-ACT) PET was complementary to (18)F-FDG PET in the evaluation of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in relation to the degree of tumor cellular differentiation. In this retrospective study, our goals were to further explore the complementary role of (11)C-ACT and (18)F-FDG PET in the detection of metastatic HCC disease, to evaluate the tracer characteristics of individual organ metastasis, to identify the risk factors of metastasis, and to evaluate how these results could affect patient...
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