This paper aims to give an introduction to Type Logical Grammar (TLG) for the general linguist who may not have a background in logic or proof theory. It is shorter than book-length treatments such as Hepple 1990, Morrill 1994, Carpenter 1996, Jäger 2001, and Moot 2002, and less technical than surveys such as Moortgat 1997. What does it mean to use logic as a grammatical formalism? The short an...

This is an observational study to determine the most relevant parameter of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for predicting recurrence in cervical cancer. Fifty-six patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIB-IVA cervical cancer who underwent pretreatment ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT were enrolled. PET parameters in...

Background Nearly 40% of colorectal cancer (CRC) recurs within 2 years after resection of primary tumor. Imaging with fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (l8F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is the most recent modality and often applied for the evaluation of metastatic spread during the follow-up period. Our goal was to study the diagnostic importance of 18F-FDG-PET/CT...

METHODS We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Medline databases for eligible articles. SUVmax, MTV, and TLG on B-PET/CT, DS on I-PET/CT and DS on E-PET/CT were regarded as efficacy data. Combined hazard ratios (HRs) for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated using RevMan 5.3 software. RESULTS Nine trials with a total of 535 ENKTL patients were ...

OBJECTIVE To find out the most valuable parameter of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for predicting distant metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS From June 2007 through December 2010, 43 non-metastatic NPC patients who underwent 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) before radical Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy we...

It is not well established whether pretreatment (18) F-FDG PET/CT can predict local response of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) to chemoradiotherapy (CRT). We examined 118 patients: 11 with nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC), 30 with oropharyngeal cancer (OPC), and 77 with laryngohypopharyngeal cancer (LHC) who had completed CRT. PET/CT parameters of primary tumor, including metabolic tu...

BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a special subtype of head and neck cancer (HNC). At present, there are no highly specific prognostic markers to aid in tumor grading and guide patient treatment modalities for NPC. The prognostic value of pretreatment F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (F-PET-CT) in NPC patients is controversial and no consensus exi...

PURPOSE We investigated the prognostic role of volume-based parameters measured on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) scans in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) treated with chemoradiation therapy (CRT). MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled 60 patients with LAPC who underwent FDG PET/CT before CRT. Maximum standardized upt...

Abstract Background Accurate radiologic assessment of treatment response in lymphoma patients is important to evaluate the effectiveness and consequently predict relapse; value PET/CT for post-treatment prognosis prediction has been recently investigated. The aim this study highlight prognostic PET-CT metabolic volumetric parameters evaluation patients. Results Among included 40 patients, SUV, ...

Previous experimental observations motivate clarification of configuration stabilities and kinetic processes for intercalation guest atoms into a layered van der Waals material such as graphene-SiC system. From our first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we analyze Dy adsorption graphene on 6H-SiC(0001) surface, where the system includes two single-atom-thick layers: top-...