A comparison of two imaging modalities for detecting lymphatic nodal spread in radiochemotherapy of locally advanced cervical cancer
Background and purpose: In uterine cervical cancer tumour spread reaching the para-aortic lymph nodes is the most significant independent pre-treatment predictor of progression-free survival. When introducing [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/computed tomography (CT) in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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Series: | Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631618300617 |