Value of PET/CT in the management of primary hepatobiliary tumors, part 2

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Aug;197(2):W260-5. doi: 10.2214/AJR.11.6995.

Abstract

Objective: Primary hepatobiliary malignancies consist of hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and gallbladder cancer. Benign hepatic lesions include hepatic cysts, hemagiomas, adenomas, and focal nodular hyperplasias. The utility of PET/CT in imaging primary hepatobiliary lesions varies according to the type and location of the lesion.

Conclusion: There is a consistent benefit to the use of PET/CT for detection and staging, and it ultimately helps to establish the best course of treatment and to determine prognosis. In addition, PET/CT is very useful in local ablative and systemic therapy assessment and surveillance for hepatobiliary malignancies.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetates
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic*
  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / pathology
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18