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18F-FDG-PET/CT findings of retroperitoneal tumors: a pictorial essay

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A variety of different tumors can arise from any of the tissues present in the retroperitoneum, and they exhibit a wide range of pathologic types. Although computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can demonstrate important characteristics of these tumors, diagnosis is often challenging for radiologists. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to review 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT (FDG-PET/CT) features of different kinds of benign and malignant retroperitoneal tumors in comparison with CT or MRI findings alone and to become familiar with the wide variety of imaging characteristics.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan

    Kazuhiro Kitajima, Atsushi Kono, Jyunya Konishi, Yuko Suenaga, Satoru Takahashi & Kazuro Sugimura

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Kitajima, K., Kono, A., Konishi, J. et al. 18F-FDG-PET/CT findings of retroperitoneal tumors: a pictorial essay. Jpn J Radiol 31, 301–309 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-013-0192-x

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