First published online
June 12, 2009, 10.2967/jnumed.109.063040
Improved Selection of Patients for Hepatic Surgery of Colorectal Liver Metastases with 18F-FDG PET: A Randomized Study
Theo J.M. Ruers*,1,
Bastiaan Wiering*,1,
Joost R.M. van der Sijp2,
Rudi M. Roumen3,
Koert P. de Jong4,
Emile F.I. Comans5,
Jan Pruim6,
Helena M. Dekker7,
Paul F.M. Krabbe8 and
Wim J.G. Oyen9
1 Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; 2 Department of Surgical Oncology, Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 3 Department of Surgery, Maxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands; 4 Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation at the University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; 5 Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Research, Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 6 Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; 7 Department of Radiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; 8 Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Health Technology Assessment, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; and 9 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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