The emerging role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of primary and recurrent rectal cancer Journal Article


Authors: Chessin, D. B.; Kiran, R. P.; Akhurst, T.; Guillem, J. G.
Article Title: The emerging role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of primary and recurrent rectal cancer
Keywords: cancer chemotherapy; treatment outcome; review; multimodality cancer therapy; liver neoplasms; combined modality therapy; cancer staging; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; recurrent cancer; follow up; diagnostic accuracy; sensitivity and specificity; radiopharmaceuticals; metastasis; computer assisted tomography; neoplasm recurrence, local; carcinoembryonic antigen; recurrence; tomography, x-ray computed; pathology; molecular imaging; liver metastasis; blood; diagnostic agent; evaluation; tumor recurrence; liver tumor; echography; fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; fluorodeoxyglucose f18; positron-emission tomography; pelvis tumor; prediction and forecasting; predictive value of tests; radiopharmaceutical agent; scintiscanning; recurrent disease; tracer; rectal neoplasms; rectum cancer; rectum tumor; theoretical study
Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume: 201
Issue: 6
ISSN: 1072-7515
Publisher: Elsevier Science, Inc.  
Date Published: 2005-01-01
Start Page: 948
End Page: 956
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.06.277
PUBMED: 16310700
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 12" - "Export Date: 24 October 2012" - "CODEN: JACSE" - "Source: Scopus"
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  1. David Brian Chessin
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  2. Jose Guillem
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  3. Timothy J Akhurst
    139 Akhurst
  4. Ravi Kiran
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