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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2010; 16(31): 3964-3969
Published online Aug 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i31.3964
Multiple primary malignant tumors of upper gastrointestinal tract: A novel role of 18F-FDG PET/CT
Long Sun, Ying Wan, Qin Lin, Yong-Hong Sun, Long Zhao, Zuo-Ming Luo, Hua Wu
Long Sun, Yong-Hong Sun, Long Zhao, Zuo-Ming Luo, Hua Wu, Minnan PET Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, Fujian Province, China
Ying Wan, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China
Qin Lin, Department of Radiation, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 316003, Fujian Province, China
Author contributions: Sun L wrote the paper; Lin Q, Sun YH, Zhao L and Luo ZM completed patient follow-ups and data collection; Wan Y and Wu H supervised the writing and organization process.
Supported by The Fund from the Bureau of Public Health of Xiamen City for creative research by young scientists, No. WQK0704; and the fund from the Health Department of Fujian Province for young scholars, No. 2008-1-49
Correspondence to: Hua Wu, MD, Minnan PET Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, Fujian Province, China. wuhua1025@163.com
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Received: March 25, 2010
Revised: May 12, 2010
Accepted: May 19, 2010
Published online: August 21, 2010
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