Present and future role of FDG-PET/CT imaging in the management of gynecologic malignancies

Abstract

Integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) is a useful technique for acquiring both glucose metabolic and anatomic imaging data using a single device in a single diagnostic session, and has opened up a new field of clinical oncologic imaging. FDG-PET/CT has been used successfully for the staging, treatment optimization, re-staging, therapy monitoring, and prognostication of uterine and ovarian cancers as well as various malignant tumors. The present review discusses the current role of FDG-PET/CT in the management of gynecologic malignancies, focusing on its usefulness and limitations for imaging such patients. © 2014 Japan Radiological Society.