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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2007; 13(37): 5025-5029
Published online Oct 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i37.5025
Figure 3
Figure 3 PET/CT imaging showing hepatic metastasis after local therapy in a 60-year-old male postoperative colon cancer patient. 125I seeds brachytherapy was performed in the metastatic lesion of the liver, causing necrosis and 18F-DG uptake decrease of the lesion. However, additional localized hepatic subcapsular hyper-intensive radioactivity was detected, indicating that new liver metastasis had occurred.