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Procedure Planning
Procedure Planning (Colorectal Cancer: Full Treatment Guideline · FAPI PET Imaging and FAPI-Based Therapy for Colorectal Cancer) — "That clarity feeds directly…
Ideas in this flowchart
- FAPI PET clarity guides treatment planning
- The clarified findings directly inform treatment decisions
- They also help determine surgical candidacy
- FAPI PET confirms the true extent of hepatic involvement before a procedure
- The difference between three visible lesions and five is clinically significant
- Treatment pathways include ablation alone, TACE, or a combined approach
- The same assessment logic extends to the peritoneum
- FAPI's low background uptake in the abdomen helps resolve ambiguous findings
- These findings can remain ambiguous on CT
- The results inform the HIPEC or PIPAC eligibility discussion