Metabolic Tumor Volume by 18F-FDG PET/CT Can Predict the Clinical Outcome of Primary Malignant Spine/Spinal Tumors.

Yoshihiro MatsumotoShingo BabaMakoto EndoNokitaka SetsuKeiichiro IidaJun-Ichi FukushiKenichi KawaguchiSeiji OkadaHirofumi BekkiTakuro IsodaYoshiyuki KitamuraHiroshi HondaYasuharu Nakashima

Published in: BioMed research international (2017)

MTV was a more accurate predictor of PFS and OS in PMSTs compared to TLG or SUVmax and helped decision-making for guiding rational treatment options.

Keyphrases

decision making
spinal cord
high resolution
spinal cord injury