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Application of PETCT imaging information combined with tumor markers in etiological screening of infectious and non-infectious ascites

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: In order to study the application value of PETCT image information combined with tumor markers in etiological screening of infectious and non-infectious ascites, ascites patients with unexplained etiological factors from the The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University were selected as the research objects, who were submitted to PET/CT scans and CT morphological scans for the semi-quantitative analysis of ascitic focus; in addition, the research objects were also submitted to chemiluminescence for the detection of concentrations of tumor markers in ascitic fluid, including carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), alpha fetal protein (AFP), cancer antigen 125 (CA125), and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9). The results have shown that among the tumor markers CEA, AFP, CA125, and CA19-9, the tumor markers CEA, AFP, and CA19-9 had diagnostic reliability; in addition, compared with pure PET/CT imaging and ascites tumor marker detection, the combination of PET/CT imaging and tumor marker detection has more diagnostic value in infectious and non-infectious ascites etiology screening. Despite the deficiencies in the research process, it has provided a certain basis and ideas for subsequent research.

Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health

DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.08.002

Authors: Xilun Gan, Jianbo Yang, Li Wang, Beibei Tan, Lisha Wang

Institutions: Southwest Medical University, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University

Language: English

Topic: Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,310