Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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Clinical Application of $^{18}F-FDG$ PET in Testicular Cancer

고환암에서 $^{18}F-FDG$ PET의 임상 이용

  • Yoon, Joon-Kee (Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Ajou University School of Medicine)
  • 윤준기 (아주대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실)
  • Published : 2008.12.31
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Abstract

$^{18}F-FDG$ PET has a higher diagnostic accuracy than a in initial staging of testicular cancer. In seminoma, it can discriminate residual tumor from necrosis/fibrosis or mature teratoma. $^{18}F-FDG$ PET is also useful for the response evaluation of chemotherapy. However, there's no clinical evidence for the use of $^{18}F-FDG$ PET in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of testicular cancer.

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