ObjectiveTo explore the application of positron emission computed tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in health physical examination.
MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the data of 1 515 people who underwent physical examination in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from January 2012 to November 2013. Demographic data and results of PET/CT scan were analyzed statistically. Follow-up was performed.
ResultsTwenty-one cases of malignant tumors were found by PET/CT, including 7 cases of lung cancer, 5 of colon cancer (3 of sigmoid colon cancer, 1 of ascending colon cancer, and 1 of transverse colon cancer), 4 of thyroid carcinoma, 2 of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 1 of prostate cancer, 1 of ovarian cancer, and 1 of other kind of cancer. All of them were confirmed after further examinations.
ConclusionPET/CT has a positive significance in physical examination for some specific population.
