Prognostic significance of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography parameters in patients with biliary tract cancers: a meta-analysis
Xia Zheng,
Yue Shi,
Delida Kulabieke
et al.
Abstract:Background and objective
Numerous previous studies have assessed the prognostic role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (18F FDG PET) in patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC), but those results were inconsistent. The present study aims to determine the predictive value of 18F FDG PET in BTC patients via a meta-analysis.
Methods
The underlying studies related to 18F FDG PET and BTC patients` outcomes were searched and identifi… Show more
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