RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Outcome Analysis of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron–Emission Tomography in Patients with Lung Cancer After Partial Volume Correction JF Anticancer Research JO Anticancer Res FD International Institute of Anticancer Research SP 5193 OP 5198 VO 33 IS 11 A1 KAZUTO OHTAKA A1 YASUHIRO HIDA A1 KICHIZO KAGA A1 SHOZO OKAMOTO A1 TOHRU SHIGA A1 NAGARA TAMAKI A1 JUN MUTO A1 REIKO NAKADA-KUBOTA A1 SATOSHI HIRANO A1 YOSHIRO MATSUI YR 2013 UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/11/5193.abstract AB 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<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<0.001 and p=0.005, respectively). Conclusion: Even without PVE correction, SUVmax was able to predict for outcome in patients with NSCLC.