Diagnostic performance of whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging for staging esophageal cancer: a comparative study with PET-CT

Xiaohu Xu; Rong Yu; Qiulian Ma; Tingting Yin; Haisheng Chen; Ye Qian; Hong Li; Rongxing Qi; Yachun Xu

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Diagnostic performance of whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging for staging esophageal cancer: a comparative study with PET-CT

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By: Xiaohu Xu, Rong Yu, Qiulian Ma, Tingting Yin, Haisheng Chen, Ye Qian, Hong Li, Rongxing Qi and Yachun Xu

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2026-0037 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099

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Language: English

Submitted on: Feb 27, 2026

Accepted on: Jun 5, 2026

Published on: Jul 29, 2026

Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology

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Keywords:

esophageal cancer,

tumor staging,

WB-DWI,

PET-CT,

diagnostic performance,

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