Prediction of tumour response by FDG-PET in patients with adenocarcinomas of the oesophagogastric junction

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1742-1743

  Bollschweiler, Elfriede ^a   Hölscher, Arnulf H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50449087889     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-008-0851-9     Document Type: Letter

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