A Prospective Evaluation of Staging and Target Volume Definition of Lymph Nodes by 18FDG PET/CT in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Thoracic Esophagus

Diagnostic superiority of PET/CT at an SUV threshold of 2.36 over CT has potential value in nodal target volume definition, but whether this can contribute to better treatment outcomes needs prospective analyses of recurrences in a larger cohort of patients.