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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Prognostic Value of Quantitative [

Gijsbert M Kalisvaart, Willem Grootjans, Judith V M G Bovée, Hans Gelderblom, Jos A van der Hage, Michiel A J van de Sande, Floris H P van Velden, Johan L Bloem, Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prognostic significance ofCancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2025
    Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. Advances inWorld journal of radiology · 2025
    Review
  4. Editorial on Special Issue "Quantitative PET and SPECT".Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
    Article
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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gijsbert M KalisvaartDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3531-3640
Willem GrootjansDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4851-7167
Judith V M G BovéeDepartment of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1155-0481
Hans GelderblomDepartment of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9270-8636
Jos A van der HageDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9040-1323
Michiel A J van de SandeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9156-7656
Floris H P van VeldenDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2859-2119
Johan L BloemDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Lioe-Fee de Geus-OeiDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1817-2743
Leiden University · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NL

Funding

Philips (Netherlands) Educational research grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrognostic biomarkers are pivotal for adequate treatment decision making. The objective of this study was to determine the added prognostic value of quantitative [

methodsPatients with metastases from STS, detected by (re)staging [

resultsA total of 31 patients were included. SUVmax and SUVpeak were significantly predictive for overall survival (OS) in a univariate analysis (

conclusionsIn this study, SUVmax and SUVpeak were independent prognostic factors for overall survival in patients with metastases from STS. These results warrant further investigation of metabolic imaging with [

Indexed as

[18F]FDG-PETmetastatic soft tissue sarcomaprognosis

Identifiers

PMID34943508
PMCPMC8700088
OpenAlexW4200279314

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