Open AccessDiagnostic role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for follicular lymphoma with gastrointestinal involvement
Author(s) -
Masaya Iwamuro,
Hiroyuki Okada,
Katsuyoshi Takata,
Katsuji Shinagawa,
Shigeatsu Fujiki,
Junji Shiode,
Atsushi Imagawa,
Masashi Araki,
Toshiaki Morito,
Mamoru Nishimura,
Motowo Mizuno,
Tomoki Inaba,
Seiyu Suzuki,
Yosuke Kawai,
Tadashi Yoshino,
Yoshiro Kawahara,
Akinobu Takaki,
Kazuhide Yamamoto
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.i44.6427
Subject(s) - medicine , international prognostic index , follicular lymphoma , lymphoma , positron emission tomography , standardized uptake value , gastroenterology , gastrointestinal tract , pathology , ascending colon , ileum , rectum , retrospective cohort study , jejunum , fluorodeoxyglucose , radiology , diffuse large b cell lymphoma
To investigate the capacity for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to evaluate patients with gastrointestinal lesions of follicular lymphoma.