Positron emission tomography (PET), a functional imaging modality, has provided the
transition between the research environment and the clinical environment over the last 10 …

The most common methods for staging esophageal cancer are endoscopic ultrasonography
(EUS) and computed tomography (CT). EUS is well established in differentiating between …

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography has become an important
informative modality during the past two decades. Because this type of tomography is a …

Esophageal cancer ranks among the ten most common malignancies in the world and is a
frequent cause of cancer-related death. Almost all therapeutic modalities for esophageal …

Positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) has important utility and
limitations in the initial staging of esophageal cancer, evaluation of response to neoadjuvant …

Purpose The aim of the authors in this study was to critically evaluate the role of whole-body
positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in …

Esophageal cancer is rising in incidence and has a poor prognosis. Positron Emission
Tomography (PET) is increasingly being investigated as a tool to more discriminately …

Although esophageal cancer is not among the common cancers as prostate, lung, breast, or
colon malignancies, it has an exceedingly high mortality rate, with its incidence close to the …

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical utility of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography (FDG-PET) in patients with cancer (CA) of the esophagus, and its incremental …

Accurate preoperative staging is essential for the indication and selection of the appropriate
surgical procedure in patients with esophageal cancer. The present prospective study was …