@article{oai:repo.qst.go.jp:00046927, author = {Hayakawa, Nobuyuki and Nakamoto, Yuji and Nakatani, Koya and Hatano, Etsuro and Seo, Satoru and Higashi, Tatsuya and Saga, Tsuneo and Uemoto, Shinji and Togashi, Kaori and 佐賀 恒夫}, journal = {International journal of clinical oncology}, month = {Dec}, note = {The clinical usefulness of positron emission tomography (PET) with (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) for the detection of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is controversial because HCC displays varying FDG avidity. The purposes of this study were to re-evaluate the utility of FDG PET for the detection of recurrent HCC, and to assess its prognostic value in a large series of postoperative patients.}, title = {Clinical utility and limitations of FDG PET in detecting recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma in postoperative patients.}, year = {2013} }