Background/Aim: We investigated the relationship between F18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
uptake and the platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), as both represent inflammation. Patients and …

Background: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron-emission tomography (FDG-PET) is used to
evaluate the glucose metabolic rates of tumors. Several studies have reported that high FDG …

Purpose The reticuloendothelial system (RES) is a part of the immune system and plays a
major role in the protection of against diseases. We thought that FDG-PET/CT may show the …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the metabolism of the spleen, bone
marrow (BM), and liver from preoperative F-18 FDG PET/CT scans for the prediction of …

Abstract Background High F18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake has been reported to be a
predictor of poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer. We investigated the relationship …

Objective To investigate the relationship between fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake
(maximum standardised uptake value [SUVmax]) and immune markers (tumour-infiltrating …

Evidence suggests that tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) compete for
glucose in the tumor microenvironment and that tumor metabolic parameters correlate with …

Background: Positron emission tomography (PET) is a non-invasive imaging modality used
in the diagnosis and staging of breast cancer. However, several factors can affect fluoro …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of primary tumor FDG
uptake to clinicopathological prognostic factors in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast …

Background Platelets play a crucial role in breast cancer (BC) progression and metastases.
Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of platelet activation. The aim of the present …