Al-Bulushi Naima K, Bailey Dale, Mariani Giuliano
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2013 Nov;13(4):491-501. doi: 10.12816/0003307. Epub 2013 Nov 8.
The value of a positron emission tomography and X-ray computed tomography (PET/CT) combined service in terms of diagnostic accuracy, cost-effectiveness and impact on clinical decision-making is well-documented in the literature. Its role in the management of patients presenting with cancer is shifting from early staging and restaging to the early assessment of the treatment response. Currently, the application of PET/CT has extended to non-oncological specialties-mainly neurology, cardiology and rheumatology. A further emerging application for PET/CT is the imaging of infection/inflammation. This article illustrates some of the PET/CT applications in both oncological and non-oncological disorders. In view of the absence of this modality in Oman, this article aims to increase the awareness of the importance of these imaging modalities and their significant impact on diagnosis and management in both oncological and non-oncological specialties for patients of all age groups as well as the decision-makers.
正电子发射断层扫描与X射线计算机断层扫描（PET/CT）联合服务在诊断准确性、成本效益以及对临床决策的影响方面的价值，在文献中已有充分记载。其在癌症患者管理中的作用正从早期分期和再分期转向治疗反应的早期评估。目前，PET/CT的应用已扩展到非肿瘤专科——主要是神经科、心脏科和风湿科。PET/CT的另一个新兴应用是感染/炎症成像。本文阐述了PET/CT在肿瘤和非肿瘤疾病中的一些应用。鉴于阿曼缺乏这种检查方式，本文旨在提高各年龄组患者以及决策者对这些成像方式的重要性及其对肿瘤和非肿瘤专科诊断和管理的重大影响的认识。
