Molecular Imaging of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in Ovarian Carcinoma

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Aug;215(2):305-312. doi: 10.2214/AJR.19.22621. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. This article discusses the emerging roles of 18F-FDG PET/CT and DWI in the assessment of peritoneal carcinomatosis in ovarian carcinoma from diagnostic accuracy to disease prognostication with gross pathologic correlation. CONCLUSION. PET/CT and DWI have incremental clinical values over conventional modalities with high predictive values of incomplete cytoreduction in ovarian carcinoma. The respective quantitative metrics offer evaluation of tumor burden with prognostic value in ovarian carcinoma.

Keywords: DWI; PET/CT; ovarian carcinoma; peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Imaging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography* / methods
  • Prognosis
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18