Initial Tumor Metabolic Parameters (Maximum SUV and Metabolic Volume) Predict Death From Lung Cancer and Rapid SUV Decline is Associated with Local Control
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Factors associated with local failure and death from lung cancer were evaluated based on post-treatment FDG-PET imaging in patients (pts) with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PET-CT scans were obtained 6-8 weeks after thoracic RT and approximately every 3 months thereafter.
Source: The Medicine Forum
Authors: Maria Werner‐Wasik, Edward Pequignot, Terry Hyslop, B. Shulli, Ying Xiao, Mitchell Machtay, A. B. Taylor, Walter J. Curran, Rita Axelrod
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W89765876