Clinical application of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in hepatocellular carcinoma and related research advances / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a high fatality rate and most patients are in advanced stage when diagnosed with routine methods.As a molecular imaging method, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has become more and more important.However, it also has certain limitations, since it always has false-negative results for well-differentiated HCC and small HCC.Therefore, a combination of various tracers can improve the sensitivity and specificity of PET/CT in the diagnosis of HCC.This article reviews the role of PET/CT in the therapeutic effect evaluation, recurrence monitoring, and prognosis of HCC.