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ArticleBMC cancer2021

The combination of

Fangling Zhang, Qiao He, Ganhua Luo, Yali Long, Ruocheng Li, Lei Ding, Xiangsong Zhang

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Article in BMC cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fangling Zhang *Department of Radiology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, 56#, Cemetery west Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510055, People's Republic of China.
Qiao He *Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58#, Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Ganhua LuoDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58#, Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Yali LongDepartment of 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 Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58#, Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Lei DingDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58#, Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China. dinglei3@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Xiangsong ZhangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58#, Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510080, People's Republic of China. zhxiangs@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to assess the clinical usefulness of

methodsBetween June 2012 and December 2019, a total of 19 patients with a history of trans-sphenoidal adenomectomy before PET/CT scans and histological confirmation of RPA after additional surgery in our hospital were enrolled in this study. Images were interpreted by visual evaluation and semi-quantitative analysis. In semi-quantitative analysis, the maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) of the target and gray matter was measured and the target uptake/gray matter uptake (T/G) ratio was calculated.

resultsThe T/G ratios of

conclusionsThe combination of

Indexed as

AdenomaAmmoniaCell DifferentiationHumansMaleMethioninePituitary NeoplasmsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRetrospective StudiesAmmoniaMethionine11C-methionine13N-ammoniaPET/CTPituitary gland remnantResidual/recurrent pituitary adenoma

Identifiers

PMID34284745
PMCPMC8290571
OpenAlexW3178041623

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