PET/CT-guided interventions: Indications, advantages, disadvantages and the state of the art.

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Date publication

février 2018

Journal

Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies : MITAT : official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BACHELLIER Philippe, Pr GANGI Afshin, Pr NAMER Izzie-Jacques, Dr GARNON Julien


Tous les auteurs :
Cazzato RL, Garnon J, Shaygi B, Koch G, Tsoumakidou G, Caudrelier J, Addeo P, Bachellier P, Namer IJ, Gangi A

Résumé

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) represents an emerging imaging guidance modality that has been applied to successfully guide percutaneous procedures such as biopsies and tumour ablations. The aim of the present narrative review is to report the indications, advantages and disadvantages of PET/CT-guided procedures in the field of interventional oncology and to briefly describe the experience gained with this new emerging technique while performing biopsies and tumor ablations.

Mots clés

PET/CT, biopsy, imaging-guidance, tumor ablation

Référence

Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol. 2018 Feb;27(1):27-32