TY - JOUR T1 - Outcome Analysis of <sup>18</sup>F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron–Emission Tomography in Patients with Lung Cancer After Partial Volume Correction JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 5193 LP - 5198 VL - 33 IS - 11 AU - KAZUTO OHTAKA AU - YASUHIRO HIDA AU - KICHIZO KAGA AU - SHOZO OKAMOTO AU - TOHRU SHIGA AU - NAGARA TAMAKI AU - JUN MUTO AU - REIKO NAKADA-KUBOTA AU - SATOSHI HIRANO AU - YOSHIRO MATSUI Y1 - 2013/11/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/11/5193.abstract N2 - Background: This study aimed to evaluate the necessity for the partial volume effect (PVE) correction of the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (FDG-PET) for predicting outcome in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients and Methods: A total of 191 patients, with tumor diameters ranging from 10-37 mm, underwent pre-operative FDG-PET and curative resection. The SUVmax (Pre-SUV) of the primary tumor was corrected (Cor-SUV) using a recovery coefficient curve based on phantom experiments. Results: The 5-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) of the patients with high Pre-SUVs were lower than those with low Pre-SUVs (p&lt;0.001 and p=0.002, respectively). The 5-year OS and DFS of patients with high Cor-SUVs were significantly lower than those with low Cor-SUVs (p&lt;0.001 and p=0.005, respectively). Conclusion: Even without PVE correction, SUVmax was able to predict for outcome in patients with NSCLC. ER -