Multiparametric FDG-PET/MRI of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Initial Experience.

Stefanie J HectorsMathilde WagnerCecilia BesaWei HuangBachir A Taouli

Published in: Contrast media & molecular imaging (2018)

Despite the observed reasonable diagnostic performance of FDG-PET SUVmax for HCC detection and several significant correlations between FDG-PET SUV and DCE-MRI parameters, FDG-PET did not provide clear additional value for HCC characterization compared to mpMRI in this pilot study.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
real time pcr
sensitive detection