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⁶⁸Ga-FAPI-04 PET/CT Findings in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

10.4274/mirt.galenos.2022.80774

• Gamze Tatar
• Ediz Beyhan
• Özge Erol Fenercioğlu
• İsa Sevindi
• Nurhan Ergül
• Tevfik Fikret Çermik

Received Date: 06.08.2022 Accepted Date: 12.12.2022 Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2023;32(2):146-149 PMID: 37337827

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Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is expressed as a pro-inflammatory agent from fibrous tissue in liver cirrhosis and in the tumor microenvironment. Cirrhosis is the last stage of any chronic liver disease, and the natural course of cirrhosis is the progression from the asymptomatic phase to the symptomatic decompensated phase with the development of ascites. Although various clinical features suggest cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease, non-invasive methods should follow the clinical approach before a definitive diagnosis. Herein, we present three cases of liver cirrhosis with fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) uptake to demonstrate the usefulness of ⁶⁸Ga-FAPI-04 positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan in cirrhosis.

Keywords: PET/CT, 68Ga FAPI-04, cirrhosis, liver, molecular imaging

Ethics

Informed Consent: Informed consent was obtained from the patients included in the study.

Peer-review: Externally and internally peer-reviewed.

Authorship Contributions

Surgical and Medical Practices: G.T., E.B., Ö.E.F., İ.S., N.E., T.F.Ç., Concept: G.T., E.B., Ö.E.F., İ.S., N.E., T.F.Ç., Design: G.T., E.B., Ö.E.F., İ.S., N.E., T.F.Ç., Data Collection or Processing: G.T., E.B., Ö.E.F., İ.S., N.E., T.F.Ç., Analysis or Interpretation: G.T., E.B., Ö.E.F., İ.S., N.E., T.F.Ç., Literature Search: G.T., E.B., Ö.E.F., İ.S., Writing: G.T., T.F.Ç.

Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

Financial Disclosure: The authors declared that this study received no financial support.

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