Pre-operative estimation of esophageal tumor metabolic length in FDG-PET images with surgical pathology confirmation
Mamede M, Fakhri G, Abreu-e-Lima P, Gandler W, Nosé V, Gerbaudo V. Pre-operative estimation of esophageal tumor metabolic length in FDG-PET images with surgical pathology confirmation. Annals Of Nuclear Medicine 2007, 21: 553-562. PMID: 18092131, DOI: 10.1007/s12149-007-0040-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic ultrasoundFDG-PETSurgical pathologyFDG-PET computed tomographyMaximum standardized uptake valueFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyUntreated esophageal carcinomaStandardized uptake valueMethodsThirty-four patientsPositive nonsignificant correlationFDG-PET imagingPre-operative estimationPositron emission tomographyAverage SUVNeoadjuvant therapyTumor involvementTumor lengthEsophageal carcinomaNoninvasive delineationEsophageal cancerUptake valueInferior extentObjectiveThe aimMethodsThirty-fourEmission tomography