Fludeoxyglucose F 18 PET/CT Imaging in Finding Cancer in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Solid Tumors

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate a combined and integrated technological approach of 18F-FDG-directed perioperative PET/CT imaging and intraoperative handheld gamma probe detection of known and occult disease in patients undergoing surgery for solid malignancies.

Timeline

Start

2008-10

Primary completion

2011-08

Completion

2011-08

Publications

• Results Povoski SP, Chapman GJ, Murrey DA Jr, Lee R, Martin EW Jr, Hall NC. Intraoperative detection of (1)(8)F-FDG-avid tissue sites using the increased probe counting efficiency of the K-alpha probe design and variance-based statistical analysis with the three-sigma criteria. BMC Cancer. 2013 Mar 4;13:98. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-98.

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