Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	7292
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2013-11-13 07:31
Peer-Review Started	2013-11-13 16:17
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Return for Revision	2013-12-17 17:12
Revised	2014-02-19 01:58
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-05-14 20:01

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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Prognostic value of baseline FDG uptake on PET-CT in esophageal carcinoma
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Omar S Al-Taan, Amar Eltweri, David Sharpe, Peter M Rodgers, Sukhbir S Ubhi and David J Bowrey
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. David J Bowrey, Consultant Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, Level 6 Balmoral Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, United Kingdom. djb57@le.ac.uk
Key Words	Esophageal neoplasms; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Positron emission tomography; Positron emission tomography-computed tomography; Prognosis
Core Tip	Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is integral to the staging of esophageal cancer. It is unclear whether the value of PET-CT extends beyond the identification of metastatic disease. The influence of PET-CT maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on prognosis was determined for 271 patients. Although SUVmax was closely linked to disease stage, it did not exert an independent effect and was not a useful prognostic marker.
Publish Date	2014-05-14 20:01
Citation	Al-Taan OS, Eltweri A, Sharpe D, Rodgers PM, Ubhi SS, Bowrey DJ. Prognostic value of baseline FDG uptake on PET-CT in esophageal carcinoma. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2014; 6(5): 139-144
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v6/i5/139.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v6.i5.139

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