Journal article
Clinical Utility of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in the Staging of Patients with Potentially Resectable Esophageal Cancer
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) may play an important role in staging patients with potentially resectable esophageal cancer but its impact on clinical management remains unclear.
METHODS: In a multicenter prospective cohort study of patients with potentially resectable esophageal cancer, we compared stage of disease based on PET/CT with the stage based on conventional staging …
Authors
You JJ; Wong RKS; Darling G; Gulenchyn K; Urbain J-L; Evans WK
Journal
Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Vol. 8, No. 12, pp. 1563–1569
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.1097/jto.0000000000000006
ISSN
1556-0864