Browse > Article

Clinical Application of $^{18}F-FDG$ PET and PET-CT in Adrenal Tumor  

Hwang, Kyung-Hoon (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
Choi, Duck-Joo (Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
Lee, Min-Kyung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
Choe, Won-Sick (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
Publication Information
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / v.42, no.sup1, 2008 , pp. 130-133 More about this Journal
Abstract
Adrenal tumors are increasingly detected by widespread use of anatomical imaging such as a, MRI, etc. For these adrenal tumors, differentiation between malignancy and benignancy is very important. In diagnostic assessment of adrenal tumor, $^{18}F-FDG$ PET and PET-CT have been reported to have high diagnostic performance, especially, very excellent performance in evaluation of adrenal metastasis in the oncologic patient. In cases of adrenal incidentalomas, $^{18}F-FDG$ PET or PET-CT is helpful if a or chemical-shift MRI is inconclusive. $^{18}F-FDG$ PET and PET-CT may be applied to the patients with MIBG-negative pheochromocytomas. In summary, $^{18}F-FDG$ PET and PET-CT are expected to be effective diagnostic tools in the management of adrenal tumor.
Keywords
adrenal tumor; $^{18}F-FDG$; PET; PET-CT;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference