Radiotherapy and radiation oncology play a key role in the clinical management of patients
suffering from oncological diseases. In clinical routine, anatomic imaging such as contrast …

Purpose The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the role of
FDG-positron emission tomography (PET) or PET/computed tomography (CT) with …

The second factor that has resulted in a paradigm shift in understanding the etiology of anal
cancer is the discovery that the human papilloma virus (HPV), especially HPV serotypes 16 …

increase in incidence, especially in immunosuppressed patients. 6, 11–16 Although various
tumors can arise in the anal canal and perianal region, this practice parameter will focus …

BACKGROUND: Only 4 prospective randomized phase 3 trials have been reported for anal
cancer. A prognostic factor analysis for anal cancer from a prospective database has been …

Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to synthesize and
summarize the evidence surrounding the clinical utility of positron emission tomography …

PURPOSE: Pre-and post-treatment staging of anal cancer are often inaccurate. The role of
positron emission tomograpy-computed tomography (PET-CT) in anal cancer is yet to be …

OBJECTIVE. CT remains the imaging modality of choice in the diagnosis of colorectal
cancer (CRC) and anal cancer. However, advances in imaging have expanded the role of …

Abstract Background FDG-PET/CT imaging has an emerging role in staging and treatment
planning of various tumor locations and a number of literature studies show that also the …

Purpose To provide comprehensive data on the diagnostic and prognostic value of [18F]-
FDG PET (PET) in anal canal cancer patients. Methods This study was designed following …