Abstract:Background: This study aimed to explore whether metabolic responses to positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) collected before, during, or after the treatment can predict the long-term survival rate of patients with esophageal cancer.Main body: We searched for the following indices in articles listed in English and Chinese literature databases: the maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax), mean standard uptake value (SUVmean), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG). If… Show more
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