PET Respiratory Gating to Detect Hepatic Metastasis in Patients With Colon Cancer

Southwestern Regional Medical Center81 enrolled

Overview

This study is to examine if there is improved sensitivity in detecting hepatic lesions using respiratory gating and if there is an improvement in confidence defining lesions as benign or malignant.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Colon Cancer

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with colon cancer * 18 years or older * Signed Informed Consent Form * Blood Glucose of 200 or less prior to scan Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with known hepatic metastasis

Locations (1)

Cancer Treamtent Centers of America at Southwestern Regional Medical Center, Inc

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Detecting

To exam if there is an improved sensitivity in detecting hepatic lesions using respiratory gating and if there is improvement in confidence defining lesions as benign or malignant

Time frame: Jan 2011 - Nov 2011

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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