A comparison of two imaging modalities for detecting lymphatic nodal spread in radiochemotherapy of locally advanced cervical cancer

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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Main Authors: Ann-Charlotte Waldenström, Karin Bergmark, Annika Michanek, Farida Hashimi, Rauni Rossi Norrlund, Caroline E. Olsson, Peter Gjertsson, Henrik Leonhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631618300617

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