Concordance of positron emission tomography and computed tomography in patients with locally advanced gastric and esophageal cancer
ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.29, sa.7, ss.621-626, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 7
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12149-015-0985-3
- Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.621-626
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Neoadjuvant, Gastric cancer, Esophageal cancer, Computed tomography, PET-CT, FDG UPTAKE, PET-CT, F-18-FDG, METASTASES
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Background PET-CT is important for evaluating the cancer stage preoperatively. In patients with locally advanced disease, who are candidates for curative treatment modalities following computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography evaluation, PET-CT can show distant metastases and spare patients unnecessary surgical interventions. We aimed to evaluate the contribution of PET-CT scans compared to conventional imaging studies on the change of treatment plan in patients with locally advanced esophagogastric cancer from neoadjuvant to palliative setting.