Mallum Abba, Mkhize Thokozani, Akudugu John M, Ngwa Wilfred, Vorster Mariza
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban 4091, South Africa.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Dec 24;13(1):53. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13010053.
PET/CT is revolutionising radiotherapy treatment planning in many cancer sites. While its utility has been confirmed in some cancer sites, and is used in routine clinical practice, it is still at an experimental stage in many other cancer sites. This review discusses the utility of PET/CT in cancer sites where the role of PET/CT has been established in cases such as head and neck, cervix, brain, and lung cancers, as well as cancer sites where the role of PET/CT is still under investigation such as uterine, ovarian, and prostate cancers. Finally, the review touches on PET/CT utilisation in Africa.
正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描(PET/CT)正在彻底改变许多癌症部位的放射治疗计划。虽然其在某些癌症部位的效用已得到证实,并用于常规临床实践,但在许多其他癌症部位仍处于实验阶段。本综述讨论了PET/CT在已确立其作用的癌症部位(如头颈癌、宫颈癌、脑癌和肺癌)的效用,以及PET/CT作用仍在研究中的癌症部位(如子宫癌、卵巢癌和前列腺癌)。最后,该综述还涉及了PET/CT在非洲的应用情况。