Pneumo-PET-CT: Initial Results of This Novel Technique on the Evaluation of Esophageal and Gastric Tumors with Anatomic-Surgical Correlation

Facundo N Diaz; Marina Ulla; Jose M Lastiri; Fernando G Wright; Demetrio Cavadas

doi:10.1155/2019/4123851

Pneumo-PET-CT: Initial Results of This Novel Technique on the Evaluation of Esophageal and Gastric Tumors with Anatomic-Surgical Correlation

Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2019 Feb 5:2019:4123851. doi: 10.1155/2019/4123851. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Facundo N Diaz^{1

2}, Marina Ulla¹, Jose M Lastiri¹, Fernando G Wright¹, Demetrio Cavadas¹

Affiliations

¹ Diagnóstico por Imágenes, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan Domingo Peron 4190 (C1199AAB), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
² Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Medicina, II Cátedra de Anatomía, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Abstract

We present the initial results of a novel hybrid scanning-based technique that combines pneumo-computed tomography (PNCT) with positron emission tomography (PET) using 2-(fluorine-18) fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG). We denominate it pneumo-PET-CT. The focus of our discussion will be on the description of the pneumo-PET-CT technique and the interpretation criteria with emphasis on its benefits and applications in the presurgical and postneoadjuvant therapy evaluation of esophageal, esophagogastric junction (EGJ), and gastric tumors.