title: Clinicopathological Parameters Influence Assessment of FDG SPECT in Gastric Cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinicopathological parameters influencing assessment of FDG SPECT in gastric cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The frames of FDG SPECT and clinical data of 105 patients with gastric cancer were collected. The univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess the relationship between the visual assessment, SUV(max) and clinicopathological parameters.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were statistically significant in tumor size and pT stage between the positive and negative group (p < 0.01), while there was no statistically significant in gender, age, tumor localization, pN stage, histological type, adenocarcinoma differentiation (p > 0.05). Tumor size and pT stage were independent factors associated with visual assessment at multivariate analyses (p < 0.05). SUV(max) was positively correlated with age, tumor size and pT stage, respectively (p < 0.01). There was no statistically significant of SUV(max) in gender, tumor localization, pN stage, histological type, adenocarcinoma differentiation (p > 0.05). Age, tumor size and pT stage were independent factors related to SUV(max) (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tumor size and depth of invasion were clinicopathological parameters influencing FDG SPECT assessment in gastric cancer independently. The relationship between tumor size, depth of invasion, expression of GLUT-1 and FDG imaging should be determined by further research.
authors.forename: Chenqing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Yule
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nan
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yuankun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D047368:Tumor Burden
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18