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PET/CT Fusion Scan Prevents Futile Laparotomy in Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer

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2015

Year

Richard D. Kim, Gopi Kesaria Prithviraj, Nishi Kothari, Greg Springett, Mokenge P. Malafa, Pamela J. Hodul, Jongphil Kim, Binglin Yue, Brian Morse, Amit Mahipal
Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Abstract

PET/CT helped improve detection of occult metastases, ultimately sparing these patients a potentially unnecessary surgery. The role of PET/CT scan should be validated in prospective study.

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