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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

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01-03-2015 | Editorial Commentary

¹⁸F-FDG PET-derived parameters as prognostic indices in hepatic malignancies after ⁹⁰Y radioembolization: is there a role?

Authors: Oreste Bagni, Luca Filippi, Orazio Schillaci

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 3/2015

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The liver is a site of prominent metastasization for many tumours, especially breast and colorectal cancers [1]. Unfortunately, despite many advances in diagnosis and therapy, the prognosis of both primary and secondary hepatic tumours remains poor. Surgery is the most effective approach, but it can often be impracticable due to the anatomic location of the lesions or the massive involvement at presentation. Several treatment modalities both systemic and loco-regional (ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, transarterial chemoembolization) have been evaluated [2, 3]. …

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Title: 18F-FDG PET-derived parameters as prognostic indices in hepatic malignancies after 90Y radioembolization: is there a role?
Authors: Oreste Bagni
Luca Filippi
Orazio Schillaci
Publication date: 01-03-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-014-2966-5

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