After an introduction on the physical and biological basics of positron emission tomography, this paper reviews the current status of PET imaging using the glucose analogue FDG in colorectal cancer. The use of PET-FDG is reviewed for detection, initial staging, therapy monitoring and staging of disease relapse.
Lonneux, M. (2005). PET-scan in colorectal cancer. Acta Chirurgica Belgica (Bilingual Edition), 105(4), 333-337. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/54962 (Original work published 2005)