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Neonatal neurological disorders involving the brainstem: neurosonographic approaches through the squamous suture and the foramen magnum

Brainstem damage which often indicates a critical condition is usually underestimated by trans-anterior-fontanel neurosonography (NS) owing to the far-field limitations. Instead, NS alternately scanning throug...

Yi-Fang Tu, Cheng-Yu Chen, Yuh-Jey Lin, Ying-Chao Chang… in European Radiology (2005)

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Quantitative analysis of [¹⁸F]FDDNP PET using subcortical white matter as reference region

Subcortical white matter is known to be relatively unaffected by amyloid deposition in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We investigated the use of subcortical white matter as a reference region to quantify [¹⁸F]FDDNP bi...

Koon-Pong Wong, Mirwais Wardak, Weber Shao… in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and M… (2010)

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Influence of dietary state and insulin on myocardial, skeletal muscle and brain [¹⁸F]-fluorodeoxyglucose kinetics in mice

We evaluated the effect of insulin stimulation and dietary changes on myocardial, skeletal muscle and brain [¹⁸F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) kinetics and uptake in vivo in intact mice.

Michael C Kreissl, David B Stout, Koon-Pong Wong, Hsiao-Ming Wu… in EJNMMI Research (2011)

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Concurrent image-guided intensity modulated radiotherapy and chemotherapy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

To evaluate the experience of induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiationwith helical tomotherapy (HT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Pei-Wei Shueng, Bing-Jie Shen, Le-Jung Wu, Li-Jen Liao… in Radiation Oncology (2011)

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Ultrasonographic median nerve cross-section areas measured by 8-point "inching test" for idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome: a correlation of nerve conduction study severity and duration of clinical symptoms

Incremental palmar stimulation of the median nerve sensory conduction at the wrist, the "inching test", provides an assessment with reference to segments proximal and distal to the entrapment. This study used ...

Shu-Fang Chen, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Chi-Ren Huang, Yao-Chung Chuang… in BMC Medical Imaging (2011)

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Ultrasonographic assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome of mild and moderate severity in diabetic patients by using an 8-point measurement of median nerve cross-sectional areas

Using high-resolution ultrasonography (US) to measure the median nerve cross-sectional areas (CSAs) such as in the “inching test” conducted in nerve conduction studies is a valuable tool to assess carpal tunne...

Shu-Fang Chen, Chi-Ren Huang, Nai-Wen Tsai, Chiung-Chih Chang… in BMC Medical Imaging (2012)

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Factors affecting tumor ¹⁸ F-FDG uptake in longitudinal mouse PET studies

Many biological factors of 2-[¹⁸ F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (¹⁸ F-FDG) in blood can affect ¹⁸ F-FDG uptake in tumors. In this study, longitudinal ¹⁸ F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) studies were performed...

Wei Sha, Hu Ye, Keisuke S Iwamoto, Koon-Pong Wong, Moses Quinn Wilks… in EJNMMI Research (2013)

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Long-term effects on carotid intima-media thickness after radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Vascular abnormalities are the predominant histologic changes associated with radiation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study examined if the duration after radiotherapy correlates with the progression...

Tai Lin Huang, Hsuan Chih Hsu, Hui Chun Chen, Hsin Ching Lin… in Radiation Oncology (2013)

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Trimodality bladder-sparing approach without neoadjuvant chemotherapy for node-negative localized muscle-invasive urinary bladder cancer resulted in comparable cystectomy-free survival

To retrospectively review the efficacy and organ preservation experience for muscle-invasive bladder cancer by trimodality therapy at our institution.

Cheng-Yen Lee, Kai-Lin Yang, Hui-Ling Ko, Rong-Yau Huang… in Radiation Oncology (2014)

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Toxicity and radiation dosimetry studies of the serotonin transporter radioligand [¹⁸ F]AFM in rats and monkeys

[¹⁸ F]AFM is a potent and promising PET imaging agent for the serotonin transporter. We carried out an acute toxicity study in rats and radiation dosimetry in monkeys before the translation of the tracer to human...

Ya-Yao Huang, Chen-Yi Cheng, Wen-Sheng Huang, Kuo-Hsing Ma, Ta-Wei Tseng… in EJNMMI Research (2014)

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Differential hemodynamic characteristics of high-resistance vs. high-flow type of pulmonary artery hypertension revealed by phase-contrast MRI

Ming-Ting Wu, Chen-Hua Wang… in Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonan… (2015)

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Prognostic significance of ¹⁸FDG PET/CT in colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases: a meta-analysis

The role of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography CT (¹⁸FDG PET/CT), as a prognostic factor for survival in colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases, is still controversial. We sought to perf...

Qian **a, Jianjun Liu, Cheng Wu, Shaoli Song, Linjun Tong, Gang Huang… in Cancer Imaging (2015)

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Hippocampal dosimetry correlates with the change in neurocognitive function after hippocampal sparing during whole brain radiotherapy: a prospective study

Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) has been the treatment of choice for patients with brain metastases. However, change/decline of neurocognitive functions (NCFs) resulting from impaired hippocampal neurogenesis ...

**-Fang Tsai, Chi-Cheng Yang, Chi-Cheng Chuang, Ting-Yi Huang… in Radiation Oncology (2015)

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The impact of time factors on overall survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a population-based study

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is most common in Southeast Asia. The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between wait time and length of radiotherapy and overall survival (OS) of NPC patien...

Po-Chun Chen, Wen-Shan Liu, Wei-Lun Huang, Cheng-Jung Wu… in Radiation Oncology (2016)

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Erratum to: Toxicity and radiation dosimetry studies of the serotonin transporter radioligand [¹⁸F]AFM in rats and monkeys

Ya-Yao Huang, Cheng-Yi Cheng, Wen-Sheng Huang, Kuo-Hsing Ma… in EJNMMI Research (2016)

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The 5th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2016)

Shaoqing Wang, **ancun Yang, Meixia Su, Qiang Liu, Tao Gong, Qi Mao… in BMC Medical Imaging (2016)

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FDG PET using SUV_max for preoperative T-staging of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with and without neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

Accurate T-staging is pivotal for predicting prognosis and selecting appropriate therapies for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The diagnostic performance of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emissio...

Yung-Cheng Huang, Hung-I Lu, Shun-Chen Huang, Chien-Chin Hsu… in BMC Medical Imaging (2017)

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Is pulmonary artery a dose-limiting organ at risk in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with definitive radiotherapy?

Our previous study suggested that some pulmonary artery (PA) dosimetric parameters were associated with mortality in unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with definitive radiotherapy. The pr...

Jie-Tao Ma, Li Sun, **n Sun, Zhi-Cheng **ong, Yang Liu… in Radiation Oncology (2017)

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Evaluating segmental liver function using T1 map** on Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI with a 3.0 Tesla

Assessing the liver function provides valuable information to evaluate surgical risk and plan accordingly. Current studies focus on whole liver function evaluation. However, assessment of segmental liver funct...

Zhi-Peng Zhou, Li-Ling Long, Wei-Jia Qiu, Ge Cheng, Li-Juan Huang… in BMC Medical Imaging (2017)

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Lymphomatosis cerebri: a rare variant of primary central nervous system lymphoma and MR imaging features

Lymphomatosis cerebri (LC) is a rare variant of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), characterized by diffuse infiltration without the formation of a discrete mass. The diagnosis of LC is a challen...

Hui Yu, Bo Gao, **g Liu, Yong-Cheng Yu, Mark S. Shiroishi… in Cancer Imaging (2017)