Can 18 F FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters be used to noninvasively differentiate between different histopathological subtypes and Fuhrman grades of renal cell cancer?

Yash JainArchi AgrawalAmit JoshiSantosh MenonGagan PrakashVedang MurthyNilendu PurandareSneha ShahAmeya PuranikSayak ChoudhuryVarun ShuklaIndraja DevKumar PrabhashVanita NoronhaVenkatesh Rangarajan

Published in: Nuclear medicine communications (2024)

FDG PET/CT with the use of metabolic PET parameters can differentiate between different histopathological subtypes of RCC. Incorporation of metabolic parameters into clinical practice can potentially noninvasively identify patients with low-grade vs. high-grade RCC.

Keyphrases

low grade
high grade
clinical practice
renal cell carcinoma
papillary thyroid
computed tomography
squamous cell carcinoma
pet ct
young adults
pet imaging
bone marrow
lymph node metastasis