Impact of integrated positron emission tomography and computed tomography on staging and management of gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma

Background/Aims (1) To evaluate the diagnostic value of integrated positron emission and computed tomography (PET/CT) in comparison with contrast-enhanced CT (ceCT) to detect biliary tract tumors and associated distant and regional lymph node metastases and (2) to evaluate the impact of PET/CT on therapy management. Methods From January 2001 to March 2005, each patient who was treated for a malignancy of the biliary tract underwent PET/CT...