Abstract
The current follow-up programmes for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) after curative surgery do not include 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (PET). Several small studies on selected patient populations indicate a high sensitivity of PET/computed tomography (CT) on visualizing relapse in patients with CRC after curative surgery. Therefore, PET/CT could probably be valuable in patients with unexplained increase in carcinoembryonic antigen level or a clinical suspicion of relapse, but PET/CT is not recommended as a standard in follow-up after CRC.
| Bidragets oversatte titel | Positron emission tomography/computed tomography in follow-up programmes for patients with colorectal cancer |
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| Originalsprog | Dansk |
| Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Vol/bind | 178 |
| Udgave nummer | 37 |
| Sider (fra-til) | V03160229 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Status | Udgivet - 12 sep. 2016 |