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Clinical impact of FDG PET-CT on management decisions for patients with primary biliary tumours.
Insights Into Imaging 2013 October
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact on clinical management of introducing (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) in to the work-up of patients with primary and recurrent biliary malignancy.
METHODS: Consecutive patients with primary biliary tumours undergoing FDG PET-CT at a single large tertiary referral centre between November 2007 and September 2010 were retrospectively analysed. Findings on FDG PET-CT compared with CT/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and impact on subsequent patient management were evaluated. Impact was divided into: (1) major-detection of occult disease or characterisation of indeterminate lesion(s) on CT/MRI; (2) minor-confirmation of suspected metastases seen on CT/MRI; (3) no impact.
RESULTS: One hundred and eleven patients underwent 118 FDG PET-CT scans, including 30 with suspected gallbladder carcinoma and 81 with cholangiocarcinoma. Eighty-nine scans were performed for initial staging, five for restaging following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 24 for suspected disease recurrence. In 33 cases (28 %), FDG PET-CT had a major impact on subsequent patient management (39 % gallbladder carcinoma, 26 % intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and 21 % extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma). FDG PET-CT had a minor impact in 20 cases (17 %) and no impact in 65 cases (55 %).
CONCLUSIONS: By detecting occult metastatic disease and characterising indeterminate lesions, FDG PET-CT can have a major influence on clinical decision-making in primary and recurrent biliary malignancy.
METHODS: Consecutive patients with primary biliary tumours undergoing FDG PET-CT at a single large tertiary referral centre between November 2007 and September 2010 were retrospectively analysed. Findings on FDG PET-CT compared with CT/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and impact on subsequent patient management were evaluated. Impact was divided into: (1) major-detection of occult disease or characterisation of indeterminate lesion(s) on CT/MRI; (2) minor-confirmation of suspected metastases seen on CT/MRI; (3) no impact.
RESULTS: One hundred and eleven patients underwent 118 FDG PET-CT scans, including 30 with suspected gallbladder carcinoma and 81 with cholangiocarcinoma. Eighty-nine scans were performed for initial staging, five for restaging following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 24 for suspected disease recurrence. In 33 cases (28 %), FDG PET-CT had a major impact on subsequent patient management (39 % gallbladder carcinoma, 26 % intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and 21 % extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma). FDG PET-CT had a minor impact in 20 cases (17 %) and no impact in 65 cases (55 %).
CONCLUSIONS: By detecting occult metastatic disease and characterising indeterminate lesions, FDG PET-CT can have a major influence on clinical decision-making in primary and recurrent biliary malignancy.
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