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ArticleBMC cancer2020

Differentiation of suprasellar meningiomas from non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas by

Lei Ding, Fangling Zhang, Qiao He, Zhoulei Li, Xinchong Shi, Ruocheng Li, Xiangsong Zhang

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Article in BMC cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lei DingDepartment of the Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58# Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Fangling ZhangDepartment of the Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58# Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Qiao HeDepartment of the Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58# Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Zhoulei LiDepartment of the Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58# Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Xinchong ShiDepartment of the Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58# Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Ruocheng LiDepartment of the Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58# Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Xiangsong ZhangDepartment of the Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58# Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China. flyzfl@126.com.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81501509Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (CN) 2017B020210001the Training Program of the Major Research Plan of Sun Yat-Sen University 17ykjc10
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDifferentiation of suprasellar meningiomas (SSMs) from non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas (NFPMAs) is useful for clinical management. We investigated the utility of

methodsFourteen NFPMA patients and eleven SSM patients with histopathologic diagnosis were included in this study. Every patient underwent both

resultsThe uptake of

conclusionSSMs and NFPMAs have different metabolic characteristics on

Indexed as

AdenomaAdultAgedAmmoniaDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMaleMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningesMeningiomaMiddle AgedNitrogen RadioisotopesPituitary GlandPituitary NeoplasmsAmmoniaFluorodeoxyglucose F18Nitrogen-13Nitrogen RadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsNon-functioning pituitary macroadenomaSuprasellar meningioma; 18F-FDG; 13N-ammonia; PET-CT

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PMID32552842
PMCPMC7301455
OpenAlexW3036793824

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