In the recent years, fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F‐FDG) positron emission
tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) has emerged as a new modality for staging …

Positron emission tomography (PET), with the glucose analog F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose
(FDG), takes advantage of the enhanced glucose uptake observed in neoplastic cells. We …

Background Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography is
reported to have prognostic significance in patients after resection of lung adenocarcinoma …

Study objectives 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is the most widely used positron emission
tomography (PET) imaging probe used for the diagnosis, staging, restaging, and monitoring …

Objective Our objective was to examine the association between 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose
(FDG) uptake on PET scan and prognosis in patients with surgically treated, clinical stage IA …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in industrialized countries. The
overall mortality rate for lung cancer is high, and early diagnosis provides the best chance …

Purpose Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) has added
positron emission tomography (PET) as an optional complement for the detection of new …

In order to evaluate the usefulness of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission
tomography (PET) in the assessment of therapeutic effects, a study was performed before …

This communication presents an update on the current role of positron emission tomography-
computed tomography (PET-CT) in the various clinical decision-making steps in lung …

A considerable number of false negative cases in FDG-PET were seen in small-cell lung
cancer, despite the usefulness of this imaging modality. We investigated the correlation …