Open AccessPrognostic value of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in resectable colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Jang Eun Lee,
Sang Woo Kim,
Jin Su Kim,
Kyu Yong Choi,
Won Kyung Kang,
Seong Taek Oh,
Ie Ryung Yoo,
Sung Hoon Kim
Publication year - 2012
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.v18.i36.5072
Subject(s) - medicine , standardized uptake value , positron emission tomography , colorectal cancer , receiver operating characteristic , univariate analysis , nuclear medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , fluorodeoxyglucose , primary tumor , proportional hazards model , cancer , radiology , multivariate analysis , metastasis , paleontology , biology
To assess the prognostic value of preoperative 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/computed tomography (CT) in patients with resectable colorectal cancer.