Diagnostic value and limitations of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for cartilaginous tumors of bone.
Lee FY, Yu J, Chang SS, Fawwaz R, Parisien MV. Diagnostic value and limitations of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for cartilaginous tumors of bone. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2004, 86: 2677-85. PMID: 15590853, DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200412000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade chondrosarcomaPositron emission tomographyStandardized uptake valueStandard uptake valueCartilage tumorsGlucose metabolismGrade IIUptake valueCartilaginous tumorsEmission tomographyTumor sizeHistopathologic gradePredictive valueFluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyLow-grade cartilage tumorsMaximal standard uptake valueMaximal standardized uptake valueFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyHigh standard uptake valueBenign bone tumorsHigh glucose metabolismNegative predictive valueSignificant differencesMalignant cartilaginous tumorsPositive predictive value