Systematic review and meta-analysis of the accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT for detection of regional lymph node metastasis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma | Zendy

Chenxue Jiang | Zendy; Yun Chen | Zendy; Yaoyao Zhu | Zendy; Yapping Xu | Zendy

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT for detection of regional lymph node metastasis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Author(s) -

Chenxue Jiang,

Yun Chen,

Yaoyao Zhu,

Yapping Xu

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of thoracic disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 2077-6624

pISSN - 2072-1439

DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.10.57

Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , confidence interval , positron emission tomography , funnel plot , receiver operating characteristic , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , publication bias , lymph node , radiology , nuclear medicine , metastasis , esophageal cancer , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , carcinoma , oncology , cancer

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the accuracy of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computer tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) for detection of regional lymph node metastasis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in per-patient and per-nodal station basis.

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