PET and PET/CT imaging for the earliest detection and treatment of colorectal carcinoma

Approximately 150,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed each year with the life time risk of developing colon caner in developed nations being 4.6% in men and 3.2% in women. Screening patients is essential early detection of colon carcinoma to aid in complete resection. Unfortunately curr...

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Main Authors: Kevin Carter, Eduard Kotlyarov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2005-10-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132005000700025