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New Findings from Kyungpook National University in the Area of Women's Health Described

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 8th, 2011

2011 DEC 8 -- "The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of F-18-FDG PET/CT for preoperative stratification of high-risk and low-risk carcinomas in patients with endometrial cancer. 60 women (mean age 53.8 +/- 9.9 years) with endometrial cancer, who underwent F-18-FDG PET/CT for preoperative staging work-up, followed by primary cytoreductive surgery, were enrolled in this study," researchers in Taegu, South Korea report.

"Maximum and mean standardized uptake values (SUVmax, SUVmean) of endometrial tumors were measured, and compared with the various clinicopathologic findings obtained after surgery. Tumour aggressiveness was classified as high-risk...

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