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- Title
[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is more sensitive than skeletal scintigraphy for detecting bone metastasis in endemic nasopharyngeal carcinoma at initial staging.
- Authors
Liu, Feng-Yuan; Chang, Joseph T; Wang, Hung-Ming; Liao, Chun-Ta; Kang, Chung-Jan; Ng, Shu-Hang; Chan, Sheng-Chieh; Yen, Tzu-Chen
- Abstract
Bone metastasis occurs frequently in patients with endemic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The main objective of this study is to evaluate positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorine-18-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) and conventional skeletal scintigraphy (SS) for detecting bone metastasis at initial staging. Auxiliary objectives are to identify risk factors for bone metastasis and features associated with poor survival in patients with bone metastasis.
- Publication
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2006, Vol 24, Issue 4, p599
- ISSN
1527-7755
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1200/JCO.2005.03.8760