Table 1. Indications for performing positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scan.
Indication for PET/CT | Initial staging (n) | Restaging (n) | Total (n) |
Head and neck cancer | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Lung cancer | 4a | 4 | 8 |
Stomach cancer | 3a | 1 | 4 |
Colorectal cancer | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Hepatocellular carcinoma | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sarcoma | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Lymphoma | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Health check-up | 0 | 0 | 23 |
aOne lung and one stomach cancer patient had a history of another primary cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma.