Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET (FDG-PET) has evolved into one of the major imaging modalities
commonly used in the management of a variety of malignancies [1, 2]. This application …

Background Current evidence for the use of FDG PET/PET-CT in staging thoracic
oesophageal and GOJ cancer is reviewed. Methods PubMed, Medline, Embase (1988 …

Background Increased glycolysis is a hallmark of cancer metabolism, yet relatively little is
known about this phenotype at premalignant stages of progression. Periodic ischemia …

Whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic (FDG PET) imaging is now
being used for staging and restaging patients with a variety of cancers. Benign and …

Esophageal cancer frequently causes a focal intense FDG uptake on positron emission
tomography (PET) imaging while esophagitis often results in a mild to moderate degree of …

A 69-year-old man with colon carcinoma underwent serial fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-
glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans for restaging and monitoring the …

A 37-year-old man presented with left upper abdominal pain for 13 months. Laboratory
examinations showed elevated peripheral eosinophils. Chest CT showed thickened wall of …

A 53-year-old man was admitted because of progressive dysphagia and retrosternal pain for
20 days. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed an irregular submucosal bulge on the …

Objectives To correlate primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) 18 F-fluoro-
deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake with pathological factors and examine its significance regarding …

Radiation esophagitis is one of the commonest complications of the radiotherapy involving
esophagus. It is characterized by diffuse radiotracer uptake in the esophagus on 18 F-FDG …