Pretreatment metabolic tumour volume and total lesion glycolysis are not independent prognosticators for locally advanced cervical cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy


Guler O. C., Torun N., Yildirim B. A., Onal C.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.91, no.1084, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 91 Issue: 1084
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1259/bjr.20170552
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the prognostic significance of metabolic parameters derived from fludeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT, in cervical cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy.