Role of F18-FDG PET/CT in the Staging and Restaging of Esophageal Cancer: A Comparison with CECT.

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Published in Indian J Surg Oncol on February 18, 2012

Authors

Praveen Kumar1, Nishikant A Damle, Chandrasekhar Bal

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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