Potential Utility of FDG PET-CT as a Non-invasive Tool for Monitoring Local Immune Responses.

Seungho Lee Seohee Choi Sang Yong KimMi Jin YunHyoung Il Kim

Published in: Journal of gastric cancer (2017)

FDG uptake on PET-CT could be associated with TILs, especially regulatory T cells, in gastric cancer. This finding may suggest that PET-CT could be of use as a non-invasive tool for monitoring the tumor microenvironment in patients with gastric cancer.

Keyphrases

pet ct
regulatory t cells
immune response
dendritic cells
positron emission tomography
toll like receptor
computed tomography
climate change
inflammatory response