The role of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in thymic epithelial tumors

The purpose of this study was to systemically review the available literature regarding the diagnostic performance of positron emission tomography (PET) using 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose ([18F]FDG) in patients with thymic epithelial tumors. We reviewed 13 studies that evaluated the diagnostic ro...

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Main Authors: Kaira, Kyoichi, Sunaga, Noriaki, Ishizuka, Tamotsu, Shimizu, Kimihiro, Yamamoto, Nobuyuki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: e-Med 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266585/