PET/CT in Diagnosing Patients With Liver Cancer Undergoing Surgical Resection

Summary

This clinical trial studies positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing patients with liver cancer undergoing surgical resection. Diagnostic procedures, such as fluorine-18 fluoromethylcholine PET/CT, may help find and diagnose liver cancer.

Timeline

Start

2011-08-15

Primary completion

2017-05-31

Completion

2018-05-31

Publications

• Results Kwee SA, Wong L, Chan OTM, Kalathil S, Tsai N. PET/CT with 18F Fluorocholine as an Imaging Biomarker for Chronic Liver Disease: A Preliminary Radiopathologic Correspondence Study in Patients with Liver Cancer. Radiology. 2018 Apr;287(1):294-302. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2018171333. Epub 2018 Jan 9.

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