Better tools for early detection and accurate staging of pancreatic cancer are needed. The role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET in this setting is controversial. The results of a large retrospective study analyzing the value of FDG-PET in the diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma are discussed here.
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Strobel, O., Büchler, M. FDG-PET is not useful in early pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 10, 203–205 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2013.42
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