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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The Role of Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomographic (PET/CT) Imaging for Radiation Therapy Planning: A Literature Review.

Abba Mallum, Thokozani Mkhize, John M Akudugu, Wilfred Ngwa, Mariza Vorster

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Lung Cancer Staging: Imaging and Potential Pitfalls.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  11. Impact of Teleradiology on Oncological Interpretation of PET-CT Scans.Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Abba MallumDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.
Thokozani MkhizeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.
John M AkuduguDivision of Radiobiology, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa.
Wilfred NgwaSchool of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Mariza VorsterDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5643-1553

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PET/CT is revolutionising radiotherapy treatment planning in many cancer sites. While its utility has been confirmed in some cancer sites, and is used in routine clinical practice, it is still at an experimental stage in many other cancer sites. This review discusses the utility of PET/CT in cancer sites where the role of PET/CT has been established in cases such as head and neck, cervix, brain, and lung cancers, as well as cancer sites where the role of PET/CT is still under investigation such as uterine, ovarian, and prostate cancers. Finally, the review touches on PET/CT utilisation in Africa.

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PET/CT treatment planning systemradiotherapy

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PMID36611345
PMCPMC9818506

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