Prognostic value of volume-based metabolic parameters of 18F-FDG PET/CT in ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sangwon HanHyesung KimYeon Joo KimChong Hyun SuhSungmin Woo

Published in: Annals of nuclear medicine (2018)

MTV and TLG from 18F-FDG PET were significant prognostic factors in patients with ovarian cancer. Despite the clinical heterogeneity and difference in methodology between the studies, patients with a high MTV or TLG have a higher risk of disease progression or death.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
pet ct
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
computed tomography
single cell
case control