The role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in the preoperative staging and posttherapy follow up of gastriccancer: Comparison with spiral CT

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ÖZKAN E., ARAZ M., SOYDAL Ç., KÜÇÜK N. Ö.

WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, cilt.9, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1477-7819-9-75
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gastric cancer, FDG-PET/CT, spiral CT, F-18-FDG PET, CANCER, METASTASES
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of F-18 fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) in the preoperative and posttherapy restaging of gastric cancer and to compare with spiral computerized tomography (CT).