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.
| Translated title of the contribution | Positron emission tomography/computed tomography in follow-up programmes for patients with colorectal cancer |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 178 |
| Issue number | 37 |
| Pages (from-to) | V03160229 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Sept 2016 |
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