title: The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of oesophageal carcinoma.
abstract: Integrated positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with 2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) is now established in the management of oncology patients. With increasing availability and a constantly advancing body of evidence, the role of FDG PET/CT in oesophageal cancer is set to expand to include initial staging, assessment of disease response, therapy planning, and detection of disease recurrence. This article reviews the utility of FDG PET/CT in the management of oesophageal carcinoma, discussing its role and limitations in the imaging of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, UK. fu.chowdhury@googlemail.com
authors.forename: F U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Gleeson
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18