Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28736648›Full record

ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2017

The utility of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in target delineation for stereotactic body radiotherapy for liver metastasis from primary gastric cancer: an illustrative case report and literature review.

Gary D Lewis, Stephen B Chiang, E Brian Butler, Bin S Teh

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In one paragraph

Article in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Medical imaging modalities using nanoprobes for cancer diagnosis: A literature review on recent findings.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2019
    Review
  3. Surgical management of metastatic gastric cancer: moving beyond the guidelines.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2019
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gary D LewisDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Stephen B ChiangDepartment of Radiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
E Brian ButlerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Bin S TehDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Methodist Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The liver is a common site for metastatic disease for many cancers. Radiation therapy is one means of treatment for liver metastases, especially for patients unable to undergo surgery or ineligible for systemic chemotherapy. In particular, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) has become an important option in the treatment of metastatic disease in the liver. SBRT delivers ablative doses of radiation in relatively few fractions. As such, precise and clear imaging plays an important role in maximizing disease control while minimizing normal tissue toxicity. We present a case that highlights the importance of using multiple imaging modalities for target volume delineation in stereotactic radiation treatment of liver metastases.

Indexed as

gastric cancerimage-guided radiotherapy (IGRT)liver metastasisPET scanStereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

Identifiers

PMID28736648
PMCPMC5506288
OpenAlexW2593576280

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