18F-FDG PET/CT in diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of patients with cardiac masses: a retrospective study.
Chunxia QinFuqiang ShaoFan HuWenyu SongYangmeihui SongJinxia GuoXiaoli LanPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)
18F-FDG PET/CT is helpful in the diagnosis of cardiac masses before treatment and has value in detecting extracardiac primary or secondary tumours. 18F-FDG PET/CT could also be a promising tool to provide prognostic information for these patients, especially SUVmax displaying independent prognostic value.