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ReviewCancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society2008

Promises and challenges of positron emission tomography for assessment of sarcoma in daily clinical practice.

A C M van de Luijtgaarden, J W J de Rooy, L F de Geus-Oei, W T A van der Graaf, W J G Oyen

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Review in Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Comparison of the accuracy ofOncology letters · 2016
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  4. [Imaging of soft tissue sarcomas: standard approaches and new strategies].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2009
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

A C M van de LuijtgaardenDepartment of Medical Oncology.
J W J de Rooy
L F de Geus-Oei
W T A van der Graaf
W J G Oyen
Radboud University Medical Center · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A correct histological diagnosis, careful staging and detection of tumour response to treatment are all crucial in the management of sarcomas. Imaging is important in all of these stages. Sarcomas have distinct biological and treatment-related features posing challenges for imaging. For example, size measurements may not adequately reflect response rates. Techniques which can measure tissue function rather than generate merely anatomical data such as positron emission tomography (PET) are rapidly gaining interest. We discuss the importance of imaging in different stages of patient management, emphasising the unique characteristics of sarcoma. Furthermore, we discuss the potential of PET for the various indications, focussing on therapy evaluation.

Indexed as

Bone NeoplasmsFluorodeoxyglucose F18Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeoplasm StagingPositron-Emission TomographySarcomaFluorodeoxyglucose F18

Identifiers

PMID18852082
PMCPMC2582504
OpenAlexW1605179780

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Registered trials

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