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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2026

Incidental esophageal and gastroesophageal junction uptake on ¹

Yihan Cao, Bashar Kako, Ashkan Eighaei Sedeh, Caitlin Deffler, Thomas S C Ng, David Z Chow, Shahein H Tajmir, Samuel J Klempner, Matthew R Strickland, Umar Mahmood and 2 more

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Article in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Yihan Cao *Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Bashar Kako *Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Ashkan Eighaei SedehDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Caitlin DefflerDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Thomas S C NgDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
David Z ChowDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Shahein H TajmirDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Samuel J KlempnerMass General Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Matthew R StricklandMass General Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Umar MahmoodDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Pedram HeidariDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.
Shadi A EsfahaniDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States. esfahani.shadi@mgh.harvard.edu.

Funding

Tissue and Pathology ResourcesP50CA127003 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI BASS, ADAM JOEL · 2007 to 2023
$33.2M
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$4.9M
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$1.8M
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Molecular Imaging of Fibrosis for Improved Treatment Planning of Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaK08CA259626 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Shadi Abdar Esfahani · 2022 to 2026
$1.3M
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$1.3M
Optimized and accessible immuno-PET using lipid nanoparticle-mediated in vivo bioreactorR21EB036323 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Sheung Chee Thomas Ng · 2024 to 2026
$666k
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA249047NCI NIH HHS K08 CA259626NCI NIH HHS P50 CA127003NCI NIH HHS R01 CA293888NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB034692NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB036323NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK097112
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo identify imaging features that differentiate malignant lesions from non-malignant conditions associated with incidental uptake in the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) on

methodsPatients were included if they (1) underwent whole-body

resultsA total of 106 patients were included, comprising 82 cases of benign conditions, 11 Barrett's esophagus, and 13 malignancies.

conclusionAny of the five incidental

Indexed as

Barrett EsophagusEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionFluorodeoxyglucose F18Positron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansIncidental FindingsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesFluorodeoxyglucose F18Radiopharmaceuticals18F-FDG PET/CTEndoscopyEsophagusGastroesophageal junctionIncidental uptake

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PMID41134365
PMCPMC13063371

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