Esophageal Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Patients undergo dynamic scanning in addition to our standard whole-body PET/CT scan at 60 minutes. The dynamic PET acquisition is performed in list-mode, beginning at tracer injection and continuing
Sponsors
Tohoku University Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1)Thoracic esophageal cancer, clinical Stage 0-III(Japanese Clasification of Esophageal Cancer the 11th Edition) (2)ECOG-PS 0-2 (3)Patients who agree and write informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Patients who do not comply with fasting, withdrawal and blood sugar standards at our hospital (2)Patients with much body movement or having severe communication problem (3)Pregnant woman, breastfeeding mother and woman who may be pregnant (4)Patients with a history of hypersensitivity for 18F-FDG
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We measure maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of regions of interest at 60 minutes, and also perform pharmacokinetic analysis. We compare the results of both imaging modalities with the confirmed histopathological diagnoses of each lymph node, and evaluate the diagnostic ability in the detection of lymph node metastasis. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKozue Takahashi
Tohoku University Hospital Department of Surgery
Outcome results
None listed