BACKGROUND The identification of pancreatic carcinoma (PC) patients with poor prognosis is a priority in clinical oncology because of their high 5-year mortality. However, the prognostic value of pretreatment F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG)- positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) parameters in PC patients is controversial and no consensus exists as to its predictive capability...

UNLABELLED The potential of (18)F-FDG PET changes was evaluated for prediction of response to concomitant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS For 28 patients, (18)F-FDG PET was performed before treatment, at the end of the second week of treatment, and at 2 wk and 3 mo after the completion of treatment. Standardized uptake value (SUV...

The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of quantitative fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) measurements (maximum standardized uptake value [SUVmax ], metabolic tumor volume [MTV], and total lesion glycolysis [TLG]) in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer (MBC). An IRB-approved retrospective review was performed of patients who underwent FDG positron emission tomograp...

This pilot study investigates the value of baseline total lesion glycolysis (TLG) in 18F-FDG PET/CT scans for prediction of progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL). We also evaluate the role of other quantitative parameters measured at baseline and interim PET/CT for prediction of PFS. A retrospective review (2003-2010) of patients with DLBCL who u...

BACKGROUND Considering the clinical importance of high 5-year mortality, we performed a meta-analysis of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) from F-FDG PET-CT for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with soft tissue sarcoma. METHODS The search and selection of eligible articles was conduc...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of volume-based metabolic parameters measured by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). METHODS Forty-four NPC patients who underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT for initial staging work-up before concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) were retrospectively ev...

UNLABELLED The aim of our study was to retrospectively evaluate whether maximum standardized uptake value (SUV(max)), total lesion glycolysis (TLG), or change therein using (18)F-FDG PET/CT performed before and after initial chemotherapy were indicators of patient outcome. METHODS Thirty-one consecutive patients who underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT before and after chemotherapy, followed by tumor r...

BACKGROUND Totally laparoscopic gastrectomy (TLG) using intracorporeal anastomosis has gradually become mature thanks to the advancements of laparoscopic surgical instruments and the accumulation of operative experience. The goal of this study is to review our institution's experience with TLG for the treatment of gastric cancer. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted to examine the shor...

BACKGROUND The prognostic significance of volume-based metabolic parameters measured by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT ((18) F-FDG PET/CT) is not established. We evaluated the prognostic value of metabolic parameters in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tonsil. METHODS We enrolled a total of 69 patients with SCC of the tonsil who underwent pretreatme...

In-plane and out-of-plane arrangements of carbon atoms in graphene layers play critical roles in the fundamental physics and practical applications of these novel two-dimensional materials. Here, we report initial results on the edge/crystal orientations and stacking orders of bi- and tri-layer graphene (BLG and TLG) from Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) experiments...