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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

The Rise of Total-Body PET/CT: Advancing Molecular Imaging Toward Early Cancer Detection and Potential Future Application in Prevention Healthcare.

Pierpaolo Alongi, Simone Morea, Roberto Cannella, Rosa Alba Pugliesi, Carlo Messina, Daniele Di Biagio

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Pierpaolo AlongiDepartment of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Piazza Marina 61, 90139 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8397-1640
Simone MoreaNuclear Medicine Centre, San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital-Express Diagnostics, Via Cassia 600, 00189 Rome, Italy.
Roberto CannellaDepartment of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Piazza Marina 61, 90139 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3808-0785
Rosa Alba PugliesiDepartment of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Piazza Marina 61, 90139 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5108-2104
Carlo MessinaOncology Unit, UOC Oncologia ARNAS Civico Benfratelli di Cristina, Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7934-1419
Daniele Di BiagioNuclear Medicine Centre, San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital-Express Diagnostics, Via Cassia 600, 00189 Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is undergoing a profound transformation. Driven by the convergence of highly sensitive long-axial field-of-view (LAFOV) total-body PET systems and an expanding portfolio of targeted radiopharmaceuticals, PET is progressively evolving beyond its traditional role in oncologic diagnosis and staging. Ultra-sensitive scanners enable whole-body imaging with markedly reduced radiotracer doses, rapid acquisition times, and true dynamic multiparametric imaging across all organs simultaneously. In parallel, molecularly targeted radioligands support tumour phenotyping, theranostic applications, and personalized dosimetry. Together, these advances position PET as a systemic imaging platform capable of interrogating whole-body tumour biology, guiding precision therapies, and potentially enabling early detection or surveillance strategies in selected high-risk populations. This narrative review summarizes the technological foundations of total-body PET, reviews current clinical and translational applications, discusses opportunities and limitations for early detection and surveillance, and outlines a research and implementation roadmap to responsibly translate this paradigm into clinical oncology.

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cancerLAFOVpositron emission tomographysurveillancetotal bodyultralow-dose

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PMID41517560
PMCPMC12786686

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