Preoperative assessment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma by dual‐modality PET/CT

Jun Li, Hilmar Kuehl, Florian Grabellus, Stephan Müller, Sonia Radünz, Gerald Antoch, Silvio Nadalin, Christoph E. Broelsch, Guido Gerken, Andreas Paul,

Journal of Surgical Oncology · 2008 · 78 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Dual-modality PET/CT imaging was found to have a high specificity in detection of lymph node and distant metastasis in hilar cholangiocarcinoma, with a limited value in correct judgement of surgical resectability for tumours in stadium UICC I-III.

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