2019
Prognostic value of somatostatin receptor expressing tumor volume calculated from 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors
Toriihara A, Baratto L, Nobashi T, Park S, Hatami N, Davidzon G, Kunz PL, Iagaru A. Prognostic value of somatostatin receptor expressing tumor volume calculated from 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2019, 46: 2244-2251. PMID: 31350603, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04455-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm MetastasisNeuroendocrine TumorsOrganometallic CompoundsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesReceptors, SomatostatinRetrospective StudiesConceptsProgression-free survivalProportional hazards modelPET/CTPrognostic valueTumor volumeNeuroendocrine tumorsTumor gradeSomatostatin receptorsKaplan-Meier survival analysisCox proportional hazards modelPositron emission tomography/Volume of interestMaximum standardized uptake valueMethodsNinety-two patientsWHO tumor gradeLog-rank testSomatostatin receptor expressionEmission tomography/Standardized uptake valueSignificant differencesVolumetric parametersPrimary endpointIndependent predictorsResultsUnivariate analysisTomography/
2013
False positive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography liver lesion mimicking metastasis in 2 patients with gastroesophageal cancer
Paudel N, Kunz PL, Poultsides GA, Koong AC, Chang DT. False positive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography liver lesion mimicking metastasis in 2 patients with gastroesophageal cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology 2013, 4: 368-371. PMID: 25407856, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomography/Emission tomography/Gastroesophageal cancerTomography/Liver lesionsPatientsMetastasisLesionsCancer
2011
18F-5-fluorouracil dynamic positron emission tomography/computed tomography shows decreased tracer activity after bevacizumab in colorectal metastases
Zissen MH, Kunz P, Subbarayan M, Chin FT, Conti PS, Fisher GA, Quon A. 18F-5-fluorouracil dynamic positron emission tomography/computed tomography shows decreased tracer activity after bevacizumab in colorectal metastases. Nuclear Medicine Communications 2011, 32: 343-347. PMID: 21412178, DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0b013e328344894b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedArea Under CurveBevacizumabColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleFluorine RadioisotopesFluorodeoxyglucose F18FluorouracilHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsTomography, Emission-ComputedConceptsPET/CT scanningPositron emission tomography/Emission tomography/CT scanningTomography/Standardized uptake value analysisPilot studyStable tumor sizeMetastatic colorectal adenocarcinomaMetastatic colorectal cancerMetastatic colorectal carcinomaAdministration of bevacizumabPresence of cancerDynamic positron emission tomography/Metastasis sizeInjection of radiotracerColorectal metastasesMetastatic lesionsMetastatic sitesTumor sizeColorectal cancerColorectal adenocarcinomaColorectal carcinomaHistopathological analysisRadiotracer uptake