• Health Management Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
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Objective To explore the application of positron emission computed tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in health physical examination. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the data of 1 515 people who underwent physical examination in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from January 2012 to November 2013. Demographic data and results of PET/CT scan were analyzed statistically. Follow-up was performed. Results Twenty-one cases of malignant tumors were found by PET/CT, including 7 cases of lung cancer, 5 of colon cancer (3 of sigmoid colon cancer, 1 of ascending colon cancer, and 1 of transverse colon cancer), 4 of thyroid carcinoma, 2 of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 1 of prostate cancer, 1 of ovarian cancer, and 1 of other kind of cancer. All of them were confirmed after further examinations. Conclusion PET/CT has a positive significance in physical examination for some specific population.

Citation: LIUFang-lu, FANYun-jie, XUETing-ting, XUYuan, JIANGXian-wen. Application and Exploration of Postitron Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography in Health Physical Examination. West China Medical Journal, 2015, 30(1): 74-76. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20150020 Copy

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