The prediction of response to chemotherapy in patients with oesophago-gastric cencer using positron emission tomography

Conventional anatomical imaging relies on changes in tumour volume, which do not become appreciable until late. Positron Emission Tomography (PET, using metabolically active tracers) offers an alternative, as metabolic changes occur prior to volume reduction. <sup>18</sup>FDG PET, monito...

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Main Author: Suttie, Stuart Alistair
Published: University of Aberdeen 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.499960

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