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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2011; 17(2): 231-235
Published online Jan 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i2.231
Published online Jan 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i2.231
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of small pancreatic cancer
Keiichi Okano, Keitaro Kakinoki, Shintaro Akamoto, Masanobu Hagiike, Hisashi Usuki, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
Yuka Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Nishiyama, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
Author contributions: Okano K designed the study; Okano K and Nishiyama Y analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Okano K, Kakinoki K, Akamoto S, Hagiike M, Usuki H and Yamamoto Y acquired, analyzed and interpreted the data; Suzuki Y critically revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Keiichi Okano, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1, Ikenobe, Kida-gun, Miki-cho, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan. kokano@kms.ac.jp
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Received: April 6, 2010
Revised: May 24, 2010
Accepted: May 31, 2010
Published online: January 14, 2011
Revised: May 24, 2010
Accepted: May 31, 2010
Published online: January 14, 2011
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