The efficacy of preoperative PET/CT for prediction of curability in surgery for locally advanced gastric carcinoma

Hoon Hur,Sung Hoon Kim,Wook Kim,Kyo Young Song,Cho Hyun Park,Hae Myung Jeon

The efficacy of preoperative PET/CT for prediction of curability in surgery for locally advanced gastric carcinoma

2010

Hoon Hur
Sung Hoon Kim
Wook Kim
Kyo Young Song
Cho Hyun Park
Hae Myung Jeon

Background The benefits of preoperative 18FDG-PET/CT for gastric cancer remain uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of preoperative 18FDG-PET/CT on the surgical strategy for locally advanced gastric cancer retrospectively.

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General surgery
Pathology
Carcinoma
Computed tomography
Cancer
Positron emission tomography
Gastrectomy
PET-CT
Preoperative care
Surgical oncology
Medicine
Surgery
Retrospective cohort study
Predictive value of tests

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