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Imaging spectrum of peritoneal carcinomatosis on FDG PET/CT

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Recognition of patterns has always been extremely important in cross-sectional imaging. Peritoneal involvement, both primary and as dissemination from abdominopelvic malignancies, is manifested in different forms, purely because of anatomical complexity. We studied series of peritoneal involvement by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography fusion imaging and derived patterns of tracer uptake on maximum intensity projection and cross-sectional fusion images.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr E Borges Marg, Mumbai, 400012, India

    Ameya D. Puranik, Nilendu C. Purandare, Archi Agrawal, Sneha Shah & Venkatesh Rangarajan

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Puranik, A.D., Purandare, N.C., Agrawal, A. et al. Imaging spectrum of peritoneal carcinomatosis on FDG PET/CT. Jpn J Radiol 32, 571–578 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-014-0346-5

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