Publications by authors named "George Vakrinos"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the effectiveness of FDG-PET scans in detecting recurrent liver metastases after radiofrequency ablation (RFA).
- It analyzes data from nine articles, revealing a sensitivity of 0.73 and specificity of 0.85, indicating reasonably reliable detection rates.
- The findings support using PET/CT scans as a valuable method for monitoring patients after RFA, particularly for those with surgical RFA and colorectal metastases.
Background: Despite the advent of combination chemotherapy regimens achieved within the last decade, long term survival of patients with unresectable metastatic disease from colorectal cancer remains poor. Thermal ablation procedures, including radiofrequency ablation (RFA), are considered feasible options in treating unresectable hepatic tumors either primary (hepatocellular carcinoma) or metastatic, the latter mainly arising from colorectal cancer. Percutaneous access is the least invasive RFA procedure.
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