Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2012; 18(44): 6427-6436
Published online Nov 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6427
Diagnostic role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for follicular lymphoma with gastrointestinal involvement
Masaya Iwamuro, Hiroyuki Okada, Katsuyoshi Takata, Katsuji Shinagawa, Shigeatsu Fujiki, Junji Shiode, Atsushi Imagawa, Masashi Araki, Toshiaki Morito, Mamoru Nishimura, Motowo Mizuno, Tomoki Inaba, Seiyu Suzuki, Yoshinari Kawai, Tadashi Yoshino, Yoshiro Kawahara, Akinobu Takaki, Kazuhide Yamamoto
Masaya Iwamuro, Akinobu Takaki, Kazuhide Yamamoto, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Hiroyuki Okada, Yoshiro Kawahara, Department of Endoscopy, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Katsuyoshi Takata, Tadashi Yoshino, Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Katsuji Shinagawa, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Shigeatsu Fujiki, Department of Internal Medicine, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Tsuyama 708-0841, Japan
Junji Shiode, Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama 700-8511, Japan
Atsushi Imagawa, Department of Gastroenterology, Mitoyo General Hospital, Kanonji 769-1695, Japan
Masashi Araki, Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, Marugame 763-8502, Japan
Toshiaki Morito, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, Marugame 763-8502, Japan
Mamoru Nishimura, Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama Citizens' Hospital, Okayama 700-8557, Japan
Motowo Mizuno, Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima City Hospital, Hiroshima 730-8518, Japan
Tomoki Inaba, Department of Gastroenterology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu 760-8557, Japan
Seiyu Suzuki, Department of Internal Medicine, Sumitomo Besshi Hospital, Niihama 792-8543, Japan
Yoshinari Kawai, Department of Gastroenterology, Onomichi Municipal Hospital, Onomichi 722-8503, Japan
Author contributions: Iwamuro M designed the study, analysised and analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript; Okada H designed the study; Yoshino T, Takata K, Shinagawa K, Kawahara Y and Takaki A revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; Fujiki S, Shiode J, Imagawa A, Araki M, Morito T, Nishimura M, Mizuno M, Inaba T, Suzuki S, Kawai Y acquainted the data; Yamamoto K final approved the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Masaya Iwamuro, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-Ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. iwamuromasaya@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: June 18, 2012
Revised: August 29, 2012
Accepted: September 12, 2012
Published online: November 28, 2012
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