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Otomi, Yoichi Department of Radiology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Otsuka, Hideki Department of Radiology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Morita, Naomi Department of Radiology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Terazawa, Kaori Department of Radiology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Furutani, Kaori Department of Radiology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Harada, Masafumi Department of Radiology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Nishitani, Hiromu Department of Radiology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Keywords
GIST
Risk category
PET/CT
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
Purpose. To evaluate 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake and the pathological risk category of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), and to investigate the possibility of determining the pathological risk category by positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). Patients and Methods. We undertook 29 PET/CT studies in 20 patients with GISTs. Eleven of the 20 patients underwent PET/CT prior to therapy, with three of these also undergoing follow-up PET/CT after operation or imatinib therapy. Results. All eleven lesions imaged before treatment were FDG-positive on PET/CT. Seven of these eleven primary lesions were categorized as high risk and the other four primary lesions were categorized as low or intermediate risk. There was a significant difference between the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of the primary lesions categorized as high risk (11.8 3.15) and that of the primary lesions categorized as low and intermediate risk (2.88 0.47) (p 0.001). Recurrent tumors were also shown as FDG-positive. Conclusion. Primary GISTs and recurrent tumors can be detected by PET/CT. Our study suggests that the degree of FDG uptake is a useful indicator of risk category. In addition, PET/CT is probably useful for follow-up examinations of GIST after operation or imatinib therapy.
Journal Title
The journal of medical investigation : JMI
ISSN
13431420
NCID
AA11166929
Volume
57
Issue
3-4
Start Page
270
End Page
274
Sort Key
270
Published Date
2010-08
Remark
The journal of medical investigation : http://medical.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp/jmi/index.html
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language
eng
departments
University Hospital
Medical Sciences