Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the preoperative staging of thoracic oesophageal and gastro-oesophageal junction cancer: A prospective study

Abstract

FDG-PET is more accurate than CT in defining N and M status. It can result in a reduction of unnecessary surgery in a significant number of patients. The combined PET-CT scan as a single imaging modality is expected to further improve diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET.