Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	53621
Country	South Korea

Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Nomogram using F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Bong-Il Song
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Research Foundation of Korea 2017R1C1B5076640
Corresponding Author	Bong-Il Song, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, South Korea. song@dsmc.or.kr
Key Words	Gastric cancer; Lymph node metastasis; Positron emission tomography/computed tomography; Fluorodeoxyglucose; Prognostication; Standardized uptake value
Core Tip	The maximum standardized uptake values of the primary tumor and lymph node (LN), measured by preoperative F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, are independent predictive factors for LN metastasis in patients with gastric cancer. Moreover, a nomogram using a combination of these metabolic information and laboratory parameters, such as serum albumin and carbohydrate antigen 19-9, for risk estimation of LN metastasis in gastric cancer was successfully developed in the training cohort and validated in the internal validation cohort.
Citation	Song BI. Nomogram using F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2020; 12(4): 447-456

Received	2019-12-27 06:07
Peer-Review Started	2019-12-27 06:08
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2020-01-19 18:28
Revised	2020-03-13 09:04
Second Decision	2020-03-25 07:17
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2020-03-26 13:30
Articles in Press	2020-03-26 13:30
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2020-04-14 06:39

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