Abstract:Purpose
Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection is reported to increase 18F‐fluoro‐2‐deoxyglucose (FDG) accumulation in the stomach. The accumulation of FDG by positron‐emission tomography (FDG‐PET) in the stomach for the voluntary health examinees of cancer checkup was examined before and after the HP eradication.
Subjects and Methods
From March 2013 to October 2015, eighty‐one subjects were performed FDG‐PET to detect cancer at the health checkup. All of them were also surveyed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Subj… Show more
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