2007
Pre-operative estimation of esophageal tumor metabolic length in FDG-PET images with surgical pathology confirmation
Mamede M, Fakhri G, Abreu-e-Lima P, Gandler W, Nosé V, Gerbaudo V. Pre-operative estimation of esophageal tumor metabolic length in FDG-PET images with surgical pathology confirmation. Annals Of Nuclear Medicine 2007, 21: 553-562. PMID: 18092131, DOI: 10.1007/s12149-007-0040-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic ultrasoundFDG-PETSurgical pathologyFDG-PET computed tomographyMaximum standardized uptake valueFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyUntreated esophageal carcinomaStandardized uptake valueMethodsThirty-four patientsPositive nonsignificant correlationFDG-PET imagingPre-operative estimationPositron emission tomographyAverage SUVNeoadjuvant therapyTumor involvementTumor lengthEsophageal carcinomaNoninvasive delineationEsophageal cancerUptake valueInferior extentObjectiveThe aimMethodsThirty-fourEmission tomography
2002
Impact of Acquisition Geometry and Patient Habitus on Lesion Detectability in Whole-Body FDG-PET: A Channelized Hotelling Observer Study
Fakhri G, Holdsworth C, Badawi R, Santos P, Moore S, Van den Abbeele A, Kijewski M. Impact of Acquisition Geometry and Patient Habitus on Lesion Detectability in Whole-Body FDG-PET: A Channelized Hotelling Observer Study. 2002, 3: 1402-1405. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2002.1239583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBed positionChannelized Hotelling observer studyFDG-PET studiesAttenuation mapAcquisition modeMarginal detectionFDG-PETLesion detectionWhole-body FDG-PETHotelling observerScaling 2DTypical sizePatient sizeHours post-injectionPatient habitusAnatomical backgroundWhole bodyLesion sizeObservational studyPatientsLesionsLesion siteModePost-injectionAcquisition geometry