Role of dual-time point 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in the primary diagnosis and staging of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
Lifang PangXiaobo BoJie WangChangcheng WangYueqi WangGuobing LiuHaojun YuLingli ChenHongcheng ShiHoubao LiuPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2021)
Delayed phase in dual-time point 18F-FDG PET/CT scan provides additional usefulness for detection primary tumor and lymph nodes metastases in HCCA, but there was no added benefit of delayed PET/CT imaging in detection of distant metastases in this study. SUVmax in early and delayed phase could be used to assess tumor aggressiveness in pre-treatment HCCA.