The role of PET/CT in the management of cervical cancer

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Aug;201(2):W192-205. doi: 10.2214/AJR.12.9830.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide and the third most common cause of cancer mortality in the United States. The aim of this article is to describe cervical cancer and outline the value of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in the management of cervical malignancy. CONCLUSION. The value of PET/CT has been found in staging and treatment strategy for cervical cancer. FDG PET/CT facilitates decision-making and radiation treatment planning and provides important information about treatment response, disease recurrence, and long-term survival.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Risk Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18