Review
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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2007; 13(20): 2775-2783
Published online May 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i20.2775
Table 1 Characteristics of PET and its novel sister modalities in detecting liver malignancies
ModalitiesCharacteristics
PETBy detecting 18F-FDG uptake, producing functional images but with very poor anatomical details
PET/CTIntegrated PET and CT system, locate 18F-FDG in specific anatomical sites
PET/MDCTBest to monitor response to treatment, especially early ones with fine details