Abdominal imaging
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Staging of colon cancer: whole-body MRI vs. whole-body PET-CT--initial clinical experience.
To assess the accuracy of whole-body MR imaging (WB-MRI) in comparison with whole-body [18(F)]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) PET-CT in staging patients with diagnosed colorectal carcinoma (CRC). ⋯ WB-MRI is a feasible method for examining colon cancer patients but cannot displace the present role of PET-CT.