Clinical relevance of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging in decision-making regarding the treatment strategy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

CONCLUSION: FDG uptake was correlated with the invasion depth of superficial ESCC. Combined use of FDG-PET and ME-NBI, especially with the microvascular findings of Type B2 and B3, is useful to determine whether ER is indicated for the lesion.
PMID: 31857778 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - December 13, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Toriyama K, Tajika M, Tanaka T, Ishihara M, Hirayama Y, Onishi S, Mizuno N, Kuwahara T, Okuno N, Matsumoto S, Sasaki E, Abe T, Yatabe Y, Hara K, Matsuo K, Tamaki T, Niwa Y Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research