Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) is the imaging method of choice in sarcoma patients. PET may help in diagnosis, grading, staging, biopsy guidance, monitoring response to therapy, restaging for… Click to show full abstract
Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) is the imaging method of choice in sarcoma patients. PET may help in diagnosis, grading, staging, biopsy guidance, monitoring response to therapy, restaging for recurrence, and prognosis. 18F-FDG-PET/MRI combines the higher tissue contrast of MRI in the study of soft-tissue lesions and the peculiarities of PET imaging that allow the characterization of tissues. The use of 18F-FDG-PET/MRI in these patients has reduces the radiation dose, which is of great importance, particularly in children. Data support the routine use of 18F-FDG-PET either using CT or MRI in patients with sarcoma.
               
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