Efficacy of cell proliferation imaging with 4DST PET/CT for predicting the prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer: a comparison study with FDG PET/CT.

Masatoshi HottaRyogo MinamimotoJun ToyoharaKyoko NoharaKazuhiko NakajimaKei TakaseKazuhiko Yamada

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2021)

Higher accumulation of 4DST in the primary tumor may lead to shorter OS and PFS. 4DST PET/CT is useful for predicting prognosis and may outperform FDG PET/CT.

Keyphrases

pet ct
cell proliferation
positron emission tomography
high resolution
cell cycle
computed tomography
pi k akt
signaling pathway