Survival comparison between radiofrequency ablation and surgical resection for patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the long-term therapeutic efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) versus that of surgical resection in small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: Relevant articles in English from PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were retrieved. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated to assess the prognostic value of RFA compared with that of surgical resection.

Prognostic value of maximum standard uptake value, metabolic tumor volume, and total lesion glycolysis of 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with renal carcinoma: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis.

Purpose: We present a comprehensive systematic review of the documented literature on parameters derived from F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-FDG PET) and meta-analysis of the prognostic value of maximal standard uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesional glycolysis (TLG) in patients with renal carcinoma (RCC).

Patients And Methods: Relevant articles in English from PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were retrieved. Pooled hazard ratio (HR) values were used to assess the prognostic value of SUVmax, MTV, and TLG.

Prognostic value of maximum standard uptake value, metabolic tumor volume, and total lesion glycolysis of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: A comprehensive systematic review of the literature was conducted on parameters from 18 F-FDG PET and a meta-analysis of the prognostic value of the maximal standard uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesional glycolysis (TLG) in patients with breast cancer (BC).

Patients And Methods: Relevant English articles from PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were retrieved. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) were used to assess the prognostic value of SUVmax, MTV, and TLG.

Atrial fibrillation in athletes and general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of heart arrhythmia, but the impact of long-term, high-intensity endurance exercise on the risk of AF remains uncertain.

Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases were searched till Nov 2017 to retrieve the articles. The included studies were summarized, pooled odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated.

Consistency of quantitative analysis of coronary computed tomography angiography.

Background: The present study aimed to assess the reliability and reproducibility of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) for the serial quantitative assessment of plaque volume.

Methods: Patients who underwent repeated CCTA scans within 90 days were retrospectively screened and enrolled. Clinical data and CCTA imaging data were collected.