PET Literature

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PET Literature

General

A Tabulated Summary of the FDG PET Literature
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Improvements in Cancer Staging with PET/CT: Literature-Based Evidence as of September 2006

Assessing Tumor Response to Therapy

Head & Neck

Clinical Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck and Thyroid Carcinoma

PET Monitoring of Therapy Response in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The Role of Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Fusion in the Management of Early-Stage and Advanced-Stage Primary Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Advanced imaging applied to radiotherapy planning in head and neck cancer: a clinical review

Lymphoma

Integrating PET and PET/CT into the Risk-Adapted Therapy of Lymphoma

PET-CT for Therapy Response Assessment in Lymphoma

Melanoma

High-risk Melanoma- Accuracy of FDG PET-CT

Review of Evidence-Based Support for Pretreatment Imaging in Melanoma

Lung

Role of 18F-FDG PET in Assessment of Response in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

PET Evaluation of Lung Cancer

Partnerships in Oncology and Radiology- The Role of Radiology in the Detection, Staging, and Follow-up of Lung Cancer

Breast

FDG PET-CT and Breast Cancer Imaging

Response to Therapy in Breast Cancer

Esophageal

18F-FDG PET and 18F-FDG PET-CT for Assessing Response to Therapy in Esophageal Cancer

Multimodality Assessment of Esophageal Cancer- Preoperative Staging and Monitoring of Response to Therapy

Colorectal

Monitoring and Predicting Response to Therapy with 18F-FDG PET in Colorectal Cancer - A Systematic Review

Colorectal Liver Metastases- CT, MR Imaging and PET for Diagnosis--Meta-analysis

The expanding role of PET technology in the management of patients with colorectal cancer

Cervix/Ovaries

The Role of 18F-FDG PET in Assessing Therapy Response in Cancer of the Cervix and Ovaries