Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography as an objective substitute for CT morphologic response criteria in patients undergoing chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases.

Yujiro NishiokaRyuji YoshiokaWataru GonoiToshitaka SugawaraShuntaro YoshidaMasaji HashimotoJunichi Shindoh

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2019)

FDG-PET shows significant correlation with pathologic viability of CLM after chemotherapy and may offer additional objective information for estimating tumor viability when the CT morphologic response is not evaluable.

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