The Role of 2-[F-18] Fluoro 2-Deoxy D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Preoperative Staging of Gastric Cancer | Zendy

Kazım Duman | Zendy; Abdurrahman Şimşek | Zendy; Semih Görgülü | Zendy; Gökhan Yağcı | Zendy; Yusuf Peker | Zendy

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The Role of 2-[F-18] Fluoro 2-Deoxy D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Preoperative Staging of Gastric Cancer

Author(s) -

Kazım Duman,

Abdurrahman Şimşek,

Semih Görgülü,

Gökhan Yağcı,

Yusuf Peker

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

eurasian journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 1308-8742

pISSN - 1308-8734

DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2013.32

Subject(s) - medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , positron emission tomography , radiology , lymph node , nuclear medicine , pathological staging , standardized uptake value , lung cancer staging , lung cancer , cancer , metastasis , oncology , biopsy , mediastinoscopy , paleontology , biology

FDG-PET can contribute significantly to the preoperative period of patients with planned curative resections or with isolated liver or lung metastasis. In this study, we analyze the importance and diagnostic value of FDG-PET in the preoperative evaluation of gastric cancers by correlating its value with computerized tomography (CT).

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