Meta-analysis of 18FDG PET-CT for nodal staging in patients with esophageal cancer

• Published in: Surgical oncology Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 112 - 116
• Main Authors: Shi, Woda, Wang, Wencai, Wang, Jin, Cheng, Hongchun, Huo, Xudong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2013; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Accuracy; Bias; Confidence intervals; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic Metastasis; Medical imaging; Meta-analysis; Meta-Analysis as Topic; PET-CT; Positron-Emission Tomography; Quality standards; Radiopharmaceuticals; Studies; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; PET-CT; Esophageal cancer; Lymph nodes; Meta-analysis

We aimed to evaluate the value of 18FDG PET-CT for detection of regional nodal metastasis in patients with esophageal cancer before surgery. A computer search about PET-CT original articles was conducted from January 2000 to December 2012. The reference standard was histopathologic analysis. Two rev...