The additional diagnostic impact of positron emission tomography-computed tomography for lymph node metastasis from colorectal cancer: A prospective lymph node level analysis.
Yukitoshi TodateMichitaka HondaToshihiko TakadaToshiyuki SaginoyaHisashi YamaguchiKoichi HamadaYujiro NakayamaHidetaka KawamuraYoshinao TakanoKatsuhiko HashimotoPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)
PET-CT is a useful modality for determining the presence of metastasis in swollen lymph nodes on contrast-enhanced CT in colorectal cancer patients.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- lymph node
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- lymph node metastasis
- pet ct
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- dual energy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- sentinel lymph node
- papillary thyroid
- image quality
- diffusion weighted imaging
- pet imaging
- magnetic resonance
- rectal cancer
- early stage
- radiation therapy