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Title:

Imaging of esophageal and gastric cancer.

Document type:
Journal Article; Review
Author(s):
Weber, WA; Ott, K
Abstract:
The three major aims of imaging in esophageal and gastric cancer are to distinguish between locoregional and systemic disease (M stage), to determine local tumor extension (T and N stages), and to assess response to chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy. Depending on the applied standard of reference, the sensitivity of computed tomography (CT) for detection of distant metastases ranges between less than 50% to greater than 90%. In esophageal cancer, positron emission tomography with the glucose ana...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Semin Oncol
Year:
2004
Journal volume:
31
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
530-41
Language:
eng
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15297944
Print-ISSN:
0093-7754
TUM Institution:
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik
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