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The role of 18-F FDG-PET/CT in the evaluation of malignant mesothelioma /

Dalia Ibrahim Mohamed

The role of 18-F FDG-PET/CT in the evaluation of malignant mesothelioma / دور الاشعة المقطعية بالأنبعاث البوزيترونى فى تقييم أورام الظهارة المتوسطة الخبيثة Dalia Ibrahim Mohamed ;Supervised Amr Osama M. A. Azab , Shahenda Sabry Salem , Ezzat Safwat Fahmy Saad - Cairo : Dalia Ibrahim Mohamed , 2015 - 168 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Radio-diagnosis

PET/CT is developing a major role in assessing malignant mesothelioma. The information provided by PET/CT is likely to combine the best imaging features of both modalities and become the gold standard for the diagnosis, staging and prognostication in patients with malignant mesothelioma. PET/CT has also become an invaluable tool for the prognostication, monitoring tumor response to therapy and detection of recurrent disease in malignant mesothelioma



18F-FDG PET/CT Diagnosis Malignant mesothelioma