AIM: The purpose of the current study was to conduct a systemic review and meta-analysis
of the published literature to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of FDG PET or PET/CT in …

Background: We aimed to review published studies to obtain the best estimate of the risk of
depression and anxiety among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Methods: We searched the …

AIM: Positron emission tomography (PET) using F18-flurodeoxy-glucose (FDG) has been
widely used for reflecting cellular metabolism. However, the feasibility of FDG PET in the …

It has been speculated that impaired salivary flow is common in patients with end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis (HD). The aim of this study is to investigate the …

Objectives: Positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is useful
for restaging renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and detecting metastatic diseases but is less …

Objective Studies on the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) are scarce. This study identifies the …

The aim of this study was to define the clinical prevalence and rate of malignancy of focal
thyroid incidentaloma in a relatively large number of individuals with application of 18 F-…

Background: The possibility of an association of Graves' disease (GD) with subsequent cancers
has been previously reported. Methods: Our study used the Taiwanese National Health …

The dynamics of leukocyte infiltration in human cerebral ischemia were studied using
technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (99mTc HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte brain …

Objective: Most patients with moderate to severe head injury (HI) initially do not tolerate
enteral feedings. Intolerance to nasogastric feeding is also commonly observed after HI. …