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18F-FDG PET/CT-Guided Biopsy: Technical Procedure

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Oncological PET/CT with Histological Confirmation

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With the consolidation of PET/CT-guided biopsy as an efficient diagnostic tool, this chapter describes possible indications for PET/CT-guided biopsy, detailed technical procedures, types of biopsy, techniques, and most common types of access to perform the biopsy.

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  1. Quanta – Diagnóstico e Terapia, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

    Juliano J. Cerci

  2. Hospital de Clínicas – Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

    Mateos Bogoni

  3. Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

    Dominique Delbeke

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  1. PET/CT Center, Quanta Diagnóstico e Terapia, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Juliano Cerci

  2. Ospedale S. Orsola Malpighi, Universitary Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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  3. Radiology&Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Cente, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Dominique Delbeke

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Cerci, J.J., Bogoni, M., Delbeke, D. (2016). 18F-FDG PET/CT-Guided Biopsy: Technical Procedure. In: Cerci, J., Fanti, S., Delbeke, D. (eds) Oncological PET/CT with Histological Confirmation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27880-3_2

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