Added value of regional 18 F-FDG PET/MRI-assisted whole-body 18 F-FDG PET/CT in malignant ascites with unknown primary origin.

Yiru FuWeiwei RuanXun SunFan HuXiaoli LanFang Liu

Published in: European journal of hybrid imaging (2023)

Comparing to whole-body PET/CT alone, additional delayed regional PET/MRI with high soft tissue resolution is helpful in diagnosing the location of the primary tumor and identifying more metastases in patients with malignant ascites. Yet larger sample size in multicenter and prospective clinical researches is still needed.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
soft tissue
magnetic resonance imaging
cell free
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance
clinical trial