Usefulness of 18F-FDG PET, combined FDG-PET/CT and EUS in diagnosing primary pancreatic carcinoma: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 142-150

  Tang, Shuang ^a   Huang, Gang ^a   Liu, Jianjun ^a   Liu, Tao ^b   Treven, Lyndal ^c   Song, Saoli ^a   Zhang, Chenpeng ^a   Pan, Lingling ^a   Zhang, Ting ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

18F FDG PET; Diagnosis; EUS; Meta analysis; Pancreatic carcinoma; PET CT

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBASE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79954970234     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.09.026     Document Type: Article

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