Diagnostic and prognostic impact of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in diagnosing intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct of the liver.

Jin Uk Choi Shin Hwang Chul-Soo Ahn Deok Bog Moon Tae-Yong Ha Ki Won Song Dong Hwan Jung Jae Seung Kim Seung-Mo Hong

Published in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2022)

IPNB-L is a rare type of biliary neoplasm and encompasses a histological spectrum ranging from benign disease to invasive carcinoma. An FDG-PET SUVmax cutoff of 3.0 appears to effectively discern high-grade neoplasia/carcinoma from low-grade neoplasia, which will assist with the surgical strategy for these cases.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
high grade
low grade
computed tomography
pet ct
pet imaging