FDG-PET/CT in the evaluation of anal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 720-725

  Cotter, Shane E ^a   Grigsby, Perry W ^a,b,c   Siegel, Barry A ^b,c   Dehdashti, Farrokh ^b,c   Malyapa, Robert S ^a,d   Fleshman, James W ^a,c   Birnbaum, Elisa H ^a,c   Wang, Xia ^b   Abbey, Elliot ^a,c   Tan, Benjamin ^a,c   Kodner, Ira J ^a,c   Hunt, Steven R ^a   Lowney, Jennifer K ^a   Mutch, Matthew G ^a,c   Dietz, David W ^a,c   Myerson, Robert J ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal carcinoma; Computed tomography; FDG PET

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CELLS; GLUCOSE; POSITRONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; VIRUSES;

ANAL CARCINOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FDG-PET; INGUINAL LYMPH NODES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TUMOR BIOPSY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33646938316     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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