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Does baseline [18F] FDG-PET/CT correlate with tumor staging, response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, and prognosis in patients with rectal cancer?

BACKGROUND: [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ([18F] FDG-PET/CT) may be used for tumor staging and prognosis in several tumors but its role in rectal cancer is still debated. The aim of the present study was to assess the correlation of baseline [18F] FDG-PET...

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Autores principales: Deantonio, Letizia, Caroli, Angela, Puta, Erinda, Ferrante, Daniela, Apicella, Francesco, Turri, Lucia, Sacchetti, Gianmauro, Brambilla, Marco, Krengli, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6202838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30359275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-018-1154-3