The Role of F-18-FDG PET/CT in the Primary Staging of Gastric Cancer

Filik M., KIR K. M., Aksel B., SOYDAL Ç., ÖZKAN E., KÜÇÜK N. Ö., ...More

MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY, vol.24, no.1, pp.15-20, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/mirt.26349
  • Journal Name: MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.15-20
  • Keywords: Gastric cancer, cancer staging, positron emission tomography/computed tomography, lymphatic metastasis, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, LYMPH-NODE METASTASES, ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION, PROGNOSTIC-SIGNIFICANCE, PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION, FDG PET, CT, ADENOCARCINOMA, RECURRENCE, ESOPHAGEAL
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the role of F-18-FDG PET/CT in the primary staging of gastric cancer in the comparison of ceCT as routine staging method and evaluate influencing parameters of F-18-FDG uptake.