PET/CT in the imaging of ovarian Cancer

Front Biosci (Elite Ed). 2013 Jan 1;5(1):141-53. doi: 10.2741/e603.

Abstract

Ovarian cancer is responsible for the largest proportion of deaths among patients with gynecologic cancer. This paper discusses fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in the imaging of ovarian cancer. We discuss and demonstrate how FDG PET/CT can be used to appropriately guide clinical management decisions in patients with ovarian cancer. In particular, FDG PET/CT shows great promise for the preoperative evaluation of women with primary ovarian cancer and for subsequent postoperative assessment for recurrence.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging / methods*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasm Staging / methods*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / ultrastructure*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18