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Title:

PET scanning in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Document type:
Journal Article; Review
Author(s):
Liodaki, E; Eirini, L; Liodakis, E; Emmanouil, L; Papadopoulos, O; Othonas, P; Machens, HG; Hans-Günther, M; Papadopulos, NA; Nikolaos, PA
Abstract:
In this report we highlight the use of PET scan in plastic and reconstructive surgery. PET scanning is a very important tool in plastic surgery oncology (melanoma, soft-tissue sarcomas and bone sarcomas, head and neck cancer, peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the extremities and breast cancer after breast esthetic surgery), as diagnosis, staging, treatment planning and follow-up of cancer patients is based on imaging. PET scanning seems also to be useful as a flap monitoring system as well as an...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Ann Nucl Med
Year:
2012
Journal volume:
26
Journal issue:
2
Pages contribution:
115-22
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s12149-011-0557-0
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22222777
Print-ISSN:
0914-7187
TUM Institution:
Lehrstuhl für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie (Prof. Machens)
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