Accuracy of F-18 FDG PET/CT with optimal cut-offs of maximum standardized uptake value according to size for diagnosis of regional lymph node metastasis in patients with rectal cancer.

Sung Uk BaeKyoung Sook WonBong-Il SongWoon Kyung JeongSeong Kyu BaekHae Won Kim

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2018)

Application of the lower cut-off value of SUVmax improves the diagnostic performance of F-18 FDG PET/CT for the evaluation of small regional LNs in patients with rectal cancer.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
lymph node metastasis
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
papillary thyroid
radiation therapy