articleJournal of Nuclear MedicineFeb 14, 2011BRONZE OA

Intratumor Heterogeneity Characterized by Textural Features on Baseline 18 F-FDG PET Images Predicts Response to Concomitant Radiochemotherapy in Esophageal Cancer

Institut Pere Mata · Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

UNLABELLED: (18)F-FDG PET is often used in clinical routine for diagnosis, staging, and response to therapy assessment or prediction. The standardized uptake value (SUV) in the primary or regional area is the most common quantitative measurement derived from PET images used for those purposes. The aim of this study was to propose and evaluate new parameters obtained by textural analysis of baseline PET scans for the prediction of therapy response in esophageal cancer. METHODS: Forty-one patients with newly diagnosed esophageal cancer treated with combined radiochemotherapy were included in this study. All patients underwent pretreatment whole-body (18)F-FDG PET. Patients were treated with radiotherapy and…

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  • Medicine
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Confidence interval
  • Standardized uptake value
  • Voxel
  • Positron emission tomography
  • Radiation therapy
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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