Predictive Role of Preoperative Whole-Body 18F-FDG PET/CT for Risk Stratification of Early-Stage (FIGO I-IIA) Cervical Cancer Patients Treated by Surgery.

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the predictive value of maximum standardized uptake value (SUV) measured on preoperative F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) in International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO 2009) stage I-IIA cervical cancer patients who were treated with radical hysterectomy.

Methods: A total of 47 patients with FIGO stage I-IIA cervical cancer who were evaluated preoperatively with biopsy and F-FDG PET/CT followed by radical hysterectomy were included in the study. Correlation between SUV and pathological risk factors or survival was studied.

Utility of Whole Body 18F-FDG PET/CT in Comparison to Pelvic MRI in Evaluation of Local Staging of Early-Stage Carcinoma Cervix.

Objective: This prospective comparative study aimed to investigate the applied value of whole body 2-deoxy-2[fluorine-18]fluoro- D-glucose positron emission tomography integrated with computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) in comparison to pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in early cervical cancer patients.

Material And Methods: A prospective study was performed on 47 clinically early-stage cervical cancer patients evaluated with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and MRI before surgery. The final postoperative histopathology report served as the reference standard.