Total lesion glycolysis by 18F ‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography predicts tumor aggressiveness in patients with extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma
ConclusionsTumor TLG predicted tumor malignancy potential and could be a useful prognostic predictor for extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma.
Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Ryosuke Fukushima,
Norifumi Harimoto,
Shunsuke Kawai,
Norihiro Ishii,
Mariko Tsukagoshi,
Takamichi Igarashi,
Kenichiro Araki,
Hiroyasu Tomonaga,
Tetsuya Higuchi,
Ken Shirabe Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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