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KMID : 1148920140480020114
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2014 Volume.48 No. 2 p.114 ~ p.120
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Prognostic Value of SUVmax Measured by Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography with Computed Tomography in Patients with Gallbladder Cancer
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Hwang Jae-Pil
Lim Il-Han
Na Im-II
Cho Eung-Ho
Kim Byung-II
Choi Chang-Woon
Lim Sang-Moo
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Abstract
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Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the prognostic value of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in gallbladder cancer patients.
Methods: From June 2004 to June 2010, a total of 50 patients with gallbladder cancer who underwent diagnostic staging with F-18 FDG PET/CT following curative or palliative treatments were retrospectively evaluated. For the analysis, all patients were classified by age, sex, maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), lymph node (LN) or distant metastasis, serum level of CA19-9 and CEA, type of treatment and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage.
Results: The median survival for the 50 patients was 245 days and the median SUVmax in PET/CT was 8.3 (range, 0-19.7). Patients with SUVmax?
Conclusions: The present study shows that SUVmax on F-18 FDG PET/CT can provide prognostic information in patients with gallbladder cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Survival, FDG, PET, Gallbladder cancer
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