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Table 1 Indications for 18F-FDG PET/CT

From: Assessment of water enema PET/CT: an effective imaging technique for the diagnosis of incidental colorectal 18F-FDG uptake

Scan indication

Number of patients

Percentage (%)

Metastatic cancer of unknown origin

24

7.1

Lung cancer

29

8.6

Colorectal carcinoma

48

14.2

Head and neck cancer

24

7.1

Cancer screening

107

31.7

Suspicion of inflammatory disease

7

2.1

Gastric cancer

22

6.5

Lymphoma

14

4.1

Gynecologic cancer

21

6.2

Esophageal cancer

8

2.4

Genitourinary cancer

7

2.1

Breast cancer

4

1.2

Hepatopancreatobiliary cancer

10

3.0

Others

13

3.8

Total

338

100