Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	2673
Country	China

Received	2013-03-07 09:06
Peer-Review Started	2013-03-07 14:38
To Make the First Decision	2013-04-03 09:15
Return for Revision	2013-04-12 09:58
Revised	2013-04-22 21:29
Second Decision	2013-05-16 20:45
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2013-05-17 09:52
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-07-08 08:50
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-08-06 09:19

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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	FDG-PET in diagnosis, staging and prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma: A meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Zhen Wang, Jun-Qiang Chen, Jin-Lu Liu, Xin-Gan Qin and Yuan Huang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China 0832113 Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China 2012GXNSFDA239001 Research Project of Guangxi Education Department 201012MS062
Corresponding Author	Jun-Qiang Chen, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. gxhans@163.com
Key Words	Pancreatic carcinoma; Positron emission tomography; Diagnosis; Staging; Prognosis; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	Positron emission tomography (PET) is an important tool for the diagnosis, staging and prognosis predicting of tumors. However, no consensus has been reached with regard to the role of PET in pancreatic carcinoma (PC) diagnosis. We performed meta-analysis of 39 included studies. The pooled results showed that PET can be used as a valuable diagnostic and predictive tool for PC, but its effect in the staging remains indeterminate. New tracers and PET scanning technology, as well as other parameters besides of standardized uptake value should be noticed in order to improve the diagnostic and predictive accuracy of PET in PC.
Publish Date	2013-08-06 09:19
Citation	Wang Z, Chen JQ, Liu JL, Qin XG, Huang Y. FDG-PET in diagnosis, staging and prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(29): 4808-4817
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i29/4808.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i29.4808

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