Dual-time point 18F-FDG PET/CT for the staging of oesophageal cancer: the best diagnostic performance by retention index for N-staging in non-calcified lymph nodes.
Sohyun ParkJin Chul PaengChang Hyun KangGi Jeong CheonKeon Wook KangJune-Key ChungDong Soo LeePublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)
The best diagnostic performance of nodal staging in patients with oesophageal cancer was achieved by application of RImax with a cut-off of more than 6% on DTP 18F-FDG PET/CT with the exclusion of calcified lymph nodes. Optimal clinical management in surgically-candidate oesophageal cancer patients could be achieved using the diagnostic flow on DTP 18F-FDG PET/CT.