Concordance of positron emission tomography and computed tomography in patients with locally advanced gastric and esophageal cancer

Hocazade C., Ozdemir N., Yazici O., Bozkaya Y., Yazilitas D., Toptas S., ...More

ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.29, no.7, pp.621-626, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12149-015-0985-3
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.621-626
  • Keywords: Neoadjuvant, Gastric cancer, Esophageal cancer, Computed tomography, PET-CT, FDG UPTAKE, PET-CT, F-18-FDG, METASTASES
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.