Does [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose –positron emission tomography/computed tomography have a role in cervical nodal staging for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma?

Accurate nodal staging is crucial for esophageal cancer. A prospective study was performed to assess the value of [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) for diagnosing cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - December 10, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Bin Li, Nan Li, Shuoyan Liu, Yin Li, Bin Qian, Yawei Zhang, Hao He, Xiankai Chen, Yihua Sun, Jiaqing Xiang, Hong Hu, Haiquan Chen Tags: Thoracic Source Type: research