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Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the Detection of Ovarian Malignancy

Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the Detection of Ovarian Malignancy Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2015) 49:42–51 DOI 10.1007/s13139-014-0303-3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Value of F-FDG PET/CT in the Detection of Ovarian Malignancy Taegyu Park & Sinae Lee & Soyeon Park & Eunsub Lee & Kisoo Pahk & Seunghong Rhee & Jaehyuk Cho & Chulhan Kim & Jae Seon Eo & Jae Gol Choe & Sungeun Kim Received: 26 August 2014 /Revised: 14 October 2014 /Accepted: 16 October 2014 /Published online: 28 October 2014 Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2014 Abstract visual characteristics of each peritoneal lesion, including met- Purpose Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of gynecologic abolic extent, intensity, shape, heterogeneity, and total visual malignancy. As symptoms of ovarian cancer are nonspecific, score. Associations between visual grades and malignancy only 20 % of ovarian cancers are diagnosed while they are still were analyzed using linear by linear association methods. limited to the ovaries. Thus, early and accurate detection of Moreover, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve disease is important for an improved prognosis. For the accu- was analyzed to compare the effectiveness of significant rate and effective diagnosis of ovarian malignancy on F- parameters. fluorodeoxyglucose ( F-FDG) positron emission Result In a comparison between the malignant and benign tomography/computed tomography http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2014 by Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Nuclear Medicine; Imaging / Radiology; Orthopedics; Cardiology; Oncology
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1869-3474
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1869-3482
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10.1007/s13139-014-0303-3
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25774237
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Abstract

Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2015) 49:42–51 DOI 10.1007/s13139-014-0303-3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Value of F-FDG PET/CT in the Detection of Ovarian Malignancy Taegyu Park & Sinae Lee & Soyeon Park & Eunsub Lee & Kisoo Pahk & Seunghong Rhee & Jaehyuk Cho & Chulhan Kim & Jae Seon Eo & Jae Gol Choe & Sungeun Kim Received: 26 August 2014 /Revised: 14 October 2014 /Accepted: 16 October 2014 /Published online: 28 October 2014 Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2014 Abstract visual characteristics of each peritoneal lesion, including met- Purpose Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of gynecologic abolic extent, intensity, shape, heterogeneity, and total visual malignancy. As symptoms of ovarian cancer are nonspecific, score. Associations between visual grades and malignancy only 20 % of ovarian cancers are diagnosed while they are still were analyzed using linear by linear association methods. limited to the ovaries. Thus, early and accurate detection of Moreover, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve disease is important for an improved prognosis. For the accu- was analyzed to compare the effectiveness of significant rate and effective diagnosis of ovarian malignancy on F- parameters. fluorodeoxyglucose ( F-FDG) positron emission Result In a comparison between the malignant and benign tomography/computed tomography

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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 28, 2014

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