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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2012; 18(36): 5072-5077
Published online Sep 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i36.5072
Prognostic value of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in resectable colorectal cancer
Jang Eun Lee, Sang Woo Kim, Jin Su Kim, Kyu Yong Choi, Won Kyung Kang, Seong Taek Oh, Ie Ryung Yoo, Sung Hoon Kim
Jang Eun Lee, Sang Woo Kim, Jin Su Kim, Kyu Yong Choi, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of South Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
Won Kyung Kang, Seong Taek Oh, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of South Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
Ie Ryung Yoo, Sung Hoon Kim, Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of South Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee JE and Kim SW designed the study and analyzed the data; Lee JE, Kim SW, Kim JS and Choi KY analyzed the date and contributed to the interpretation; Kang WK and Oh ST performed surgery and contributed to the materials; Yoo IR and Kim SH reviewed the FDG-PET/CT and contributed to the materials; and Lee JE and Kim SW wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Sang Woo Kim, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of South Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, South Korea. viper@catholic.ac.kr
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Received: January 28, 2012
Revised: March 9, 2012
Accepted: March 20, 2012
Published online: September 28, 2012
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