Diagnostic performance and prognostic value of preoperative 18 F-FDG PET/CT in renal cell carcinoma patients with venous tumor thrombus.

Silu ChenYanyan ZhaoQi TangCaixia WuAixiang WangLinlin MaXi ZhangJinzhi ChenYuan GaoXuhe LiaoNinghan FengYan FanJianhua ZhangXuesong LiMeng Liu

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2022)

F-FDG PET/CT has a high diagnostic efficacy in detecting VTT and evaluating its level in RCC patients. Those patients with elevated VTT SUVmax should be carefully monitored to detect the possibility of disease progression after operation.

Keyphrases

renal cell carcinoma
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patients undergoing