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Table 2 Diagnosis of primary origin by whole-body PET/CT and regional PET/MRI-assisted whole-body PET/CT

From: Added value of regional 18F-FDG PET/MRI-assisted whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT in malignant ascites with unknown primary origin

Diagnosis

No. of patients

No. (%) of patients diagnosed correctly

PET/CT*

PET/MRI + PET/CT#

Ovarian cancer

11

5

11

Peritoneal cancer

3

0

c

Colon cancer

2

1

c

Liver cancer

2

2

2

Pancreatic cancer

2

2

2

Gastric cancer

1

1

1

Fallopian tube cancer

1

0

1

Total

22

11 (50.0)

18 (81.8)

  1. *PET/CT is an abbreviation for whole-body PET/CT
  2. #PET/MRI + PET/CT is an abbreviation for regional PET/MRI-assisted whole-body PET/CT