Comparison of DWI and 18F-FDG PET/CT for assessing preoperative N-staging in gastric cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis

• Published in: Oncotarget Vol. 8; no. 48; pp. 84473 - 84488
• Main Authors: Luo, Mingxu, Song, Hongmei, Liu, Gang, Lin, Yikai, Luo, Lintao, Zhou, Xin, Chen, Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Impact Journals LLC 13.10.2017
• Subjects: Meta-Analysis

The diagnostic values of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) for N-staging of gastric cancer (GC) were identified and compared. After a systematic search to identify relevant articles, meta-analysis was used to...