Biological significance of the maximum standardized uptake values on positron emission tomography in non-small cell lung cancer

• Published in: Journal of surgical oncology Vol. 100; no. 8; pp. 688 - 692
• Main Authors: Takenaka, Tomoyoshi, Yano, Tokujiro, Ito, Kensaku, Morodomi, Yousuke, Miura, Naoko, Kawano, Daigo, Shoji, Fumihiro, Abe, Koichiro, Honda, Hiroshi, Maehara, Yoshihiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.12.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - chemistry; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology; FDG-PET; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Ki-67 Antigen - analysis; Ki67; Lung Neoplasms - chemistry; Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; non-small cell lung cancer; Positron-Emission Tomography; Radiopharmaceuticals; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - analysis; VEGF

Background The 2‐[18F]‐fluoro‐2‐deoxy‐d‐glucose positron emission tomography (FDG‐PET) has recently become an important non‐invasive tool for the diagnosis and staging in several cancers. The standardized uptake value (SUV) of primary tumor has been reported to relate to cancer progression and progn...