Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 699-705 , July 2009

Impact of integrated PET/CT in the staging of oesophageal cancer—a UK population-based cohort study

  • F. Noble

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southampton University Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondence: F. Noble & J.P. Byrne, Department of Surgery, Southampton University Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD.
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  • D. Bailey

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Analysis Team, South West Cancer Intelligence Service, South West Public Health Observatory, West Dean, Wiltshire, UK
    • ,
  • SWCIS Upper Gastrointestinal Tumour Panel

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Analysis Team, South West Cancer Intelligence Service, South West Public Health Observatory, West Dean, Wiltshire, UK
    • ,
  • K. Tung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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  • J.P. Byrne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southampton University Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD, UK
    • Cancer Analysis Team, South West Cancer Intelligence Service, South West Public Health Observatory, West Dean, Wiltshire, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondence: F. Noble & J.P. Byrne, Department of Surgery, Southampton University Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD.

Received 3 December 2008 ,Revised 25 March 2009 ,Accepted 29 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.03.003

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 699-705 , July 2009

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