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PET Molecular Imaging-Directed Biopsy: A Review

Journal

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
Volume 209, Issue 2, Pages 255-269

Publisher

AMER ROENTGEN RAY SOC
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.17.18047

Keywords

biopsy; molecular imaging; PET

Funding

  1. NIH [CA176684, R01CA156775, CA204254]
  2. Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University [P30CA138292]

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OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this review is to summarize the applications of PET molecular imaging-directed biopsy of a variety of organs in the management of various diseases with a focus on cancers. CONCLUSION. PET can yield metabolic information at the cellular and molecular levels, and PET-directed biopsy is playing an increasing role in the diagnosis and staging of diseases.

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