Application progress of 18F-FDG PET/CT in bone and soft tissue sarcomas / 中国介入影像与治疗学

ABSTRACT

The incidence of bone and soft tissue sarcomas is relatively low, but most of them are highly malignant and have poor prognosis. Early diagnosis is the key to improve prognosis. 18F-FDG PET/CT can be used to diagnose and differential diagnose bone and soft tissue sarcoma, tumor classification, determine biopsy site, detect tumor recurrence and metastasis, also to evaluate therapeutic efficacy and prognosis, etc. The application advancements of 18F-FDG PET/CT in bone and soft tissue sarcomas were reviewed in this article.