September 18, 2000

Utility of Positron Emission Tomography for the Staging of Patients With Potentially Operable Esophageal Carcinoma

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PET significantly improves the detection of stage IV disease in EC compared with the conventional staging modalities. PET improves diagnostic specificity for LN staging.

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