Open AccessMultiple primary malignant tumors of upper gastrointestinal tract: A novel role of18F-FDG PET/CT
Author(s) -
Long Sun,
Yu Wan,
Qin Lin,
Yan Sun,
Long Zhao,
Zun-Chang Luo,
Hua Wu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i31.3964
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , lymph node , radiology , positron emission tomography , cancer , fluorodeoxyglucose , primary tumor , biopsy , nuclear medicine , pathology , metastasis
To evaluate the capacity of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) for detecting multiple primary cancer of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract.