Prevalence and malignancy risk of focal colorectal incidental uptake detected by 18F-FDG-PET or PET/CT: a meta-analysis

Treglia Giorgio; Taralli Silvia; Salsano Marco; Muoio Barbara; Sadeghi Ramin; Giovanella Luca

doi:10.2478/raon-2013-0035

Radiology and Oncology (Jun 2014)

Prevalence and malignancy risk of focal colorectal incidental uptake detected by 18F-FDG-PET or PET/CT: a meta-analysis

Treglia Giorgio,
Taralli Silvia,
Salsano Marco,
Muoio Barbara,
Sadeghi Ramin,
Giovanella Luca

Affiliations

Treglia Giorgio: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Center, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland
Taralli Silvia: Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Salsano Marco: Institute of Radiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Muoio Barbara: School of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Sadeghi Ramin: Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Giovanella Luca: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Center, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2013-0035
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 48, no. 2
pp. 99 – 104

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Background. The aim of the study was to meta-analyze published data about prevalence and malignancy risk of focal colorectal incidentalomas (FCIs) detected by Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography or positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET or PET/CT).

Published in Radiology and Oncology

ISSN: 1581-3207 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Slovenia
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/RAON

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