RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied RadiologyPET-CT in the evaluation of colorectal carcinomahttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2008/11/Articles/PET-CT-in-the-evaluation-of-colorectal-carcinoma.aspx<p>Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) has improved the evaluation of colorectal cancer in terms of staging, restaging, assessing response to therapy, and following patients. The authors review how PET/CT can be used to differentiate malignant disease from artifactual uptake within the bowel and how fluoro-D-glucose uptake can help distinguish normal- from abnormal-appearing bowel on CT.</p>Wednesday, 05 Nov 2008 19:08:45 GMT