FDG-PET scan in patients with clinically and/or radiologically suspicious colorectal cancer recurrence but normal CEA

BACKGROUND: Although frequently used for tumor surveillance, the sensitivity of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) to detect recurrent colorectal cancer (CRC) is not optimal. Fluorine 18-fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose-positron emission tomography ((18)F FDG-PET) scans promise to improve recurrent CRC detection....

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Autores principales: Sarikaya, Ismet, Bloomston, Mark, Povoski, Stephen P, Zhang, Jun, Hall, Nathan C, Knopp, Michael V, Martin, Edward W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1896164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17555577
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-5-64

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1896164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17555577
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-5-64

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