Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, U.S.
Research from Carolinas Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has provided new data on osteosarcoma therapy
Published in Telemedicine Business Week, November 1st, 2006
Current study results from the report, "Is PET useful in detecting occult nonpulmonary metastases in pediatric bone sarcomas," have been published. According to a study from the United States, "Orthopaedic oncologists are increasingly utilizing positron emission tomography (PET) technology in the initial workup and staging of sarcomas and for monitoring treatment response. We evaluated the use of PET with fluorine-18-fluoro-2-deoxy D-glucose (FDG) to detect occult nonpulmonary metastases in patients <age 30 newly diagnosed with either Ewing's or osteosarcoma, and the impact of this information upon therapeutic decision making."
"We retrospectively reviewed...
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