From: The impact of functional imaging on radiation medicine
INDICATION | PURPOSE |
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Breast cancer | Staging, restaging, evaluating treatment response |
Colorectal cancer | Diagnosis, staging, restaging |
Esophageal cancer | Diagnosis, staging, restaging |
Head and neck cancer | Diagnosis, staging, restaging |
Lung cancer | Diagnosis, staging, restaging |
Lymphoma | Diagnosis, staging, restaging |
Melanoma | Diagnosis, staging, restaging |
Solitary pulmonary nodules | Characterization |
Thyroid cancer | Restaging(with negative iodine-131 scan and positive thyroglobulin) |