The utility of positron emission tomography for the diagnosis and staging of recurrent esophageal cancer

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1085-1092

  Flamen, P ^a   Lerut, A ^a   Van Cutsem, E ^a   Cambier, J P ^a   Maes, A ^a   De Wever, W ^a   Peeters, M ^a   De Leyn, P ^a   Van Raemdonck, D ^a   Mortelmans, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033637734     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2000.110464     Document Type: Article

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