Austin Hospital, Heidelberg
FDG PET used to manage melanoma
Published in Physician Law Weekly, February 1st, 2006
According to a study from Australia, "Accurate staging of patients with melanoma is vital to guide appropriate treatment. FDG PET has been reported to be a sensitive and specific technique for the staging of advanced melanoma, however, few studies provide information regarding its impact on patient management. We retrospectively reviewed the FDG-PET scan results of 92 patients with melanoma who had 126 scans performed over a 6-year period."
"These patients were seen at the specialist melanoma clinic at our institution,...
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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2006-02-01)
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