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Colonoscopy following the positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan in patients with incidental colorectal uptake: what is the most effective management?

Yigit DuzkoyluHüseyin KılavuzMahmut Kaan DemirciogluSoykan ArıkanSerkan Sarı
Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2023)
Regarding the studies determining a significant cutoff value, incidental colonic 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography/computed tomography should lead the clinician to further investigation with colonoscopic biopsy, although the cutoff values for SUVmax are not certain and different in almost every published study, and negative positron emission tomography.computed tomography findings should not completely rule out malignancy, especially in high-risk patients.
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