A prospective analysis of positron emission tomography and conventional imaging for detection of stage IV metastatic melanoma in patients undergoing metastasectomy.

Finkelstein, Steven E

A prospective analysis of positron emission tomography and conventional imaging for detection of stage IV metastatic melanoma in patients undergoing metastasectomy. [electronic resource] - Annals of surgical oncology Aug 2004 - 731-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

1068-9265

10.1245/ASO.2004.01.023 doi


Adult
Diagnostic Imaging
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Male
Melanoma--diagnostic imaging
Neoplasm Metastasis--diagnostic imaging
Prospective Studies
Radiopharmaceuticals
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, Emission-Computed