Rectal Cancer
Recent findings in rectal cancer described by researchers from Technical University of Munich
Published in Medical Imaging Business Week, February 26th, 2009
According to recent research published in the International Journal of Colorectal Disease, "To evaluate the value of positron emission tomography using fluorodeoxyglucose and computer tomography scan (FDG-PET/CT) for prediction of histopathological response of preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCTX) in patients with rectal carcinoma. Thirty patients with uT3 rectal carcinoma were examined by FDG-PET/CT at baseline, 14 days after initiation, and after completion of preoperative RCTX."
"The FDG decreases seen with PET scanning from baseline to day 14 (early metabolic response) and after completion of therapy (late metabolic response) were compared with...
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