Positron-emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Diagnosing, Staging, and Monitoring Treatment Response to Ovarian Cancer

Excerpt: Scope of Report This report examines the use of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scanning for diagnosis and management of ovarian cancer. The use of PET/CT or PET for screening asymptomatic women for ovarian cancer is beyond the scope of this report. Other diagnostic and imaging technologies are outside the scope of this report, as are any other issues, outcomes, patient categories, or questions about ovarian cancer diagnosis and management not explicitly mentioned in the key questions. Technology Description Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging modality using radioisotopes that emit positrons. When the emitted positrons col...