Is whole-body positron emission tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose an effective method to detect extra-pelvic recurrence in uterine sarcomas?
The FDG-PET showed a better detection rate than the abdominal CT scan for extrapelvic metastatic lesions and a similar detection rate as well as abdominal CT scan. FDG-PET can serve as a useful detection tool for patients with uterine sarcomas because nearly 80% of recurrence involve an extrapelvic site.
This study has confirmed that a higher proportion of patients were treated with MV since 1997, whereas the severity of burn injury remained unchanged throughout the study period. In the absence of a clinical explanation, we surmise that there has been a change within Dutch casualty departments in the initial management of major burn injury. The change coincides with the implementation of the Advanced Life Trauma Support training course as the accepted standard of trauma care in Dutch hospitals.