{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]],"date-time":"2026-07-10T07:09:41Z","timestamp":1783667381358,"version":"3.55.0"},"reference-count":25,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"2","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,10]],"date-time":"2018-09-10T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1536537600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Surg Today"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,2]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s00595-018-1712-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,10]],"date-time":"2018-09-10T02:22:59Z","timestamp":1536546179000},"page":"143-149","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":31,"title":["Positron emission tomography\/computed tomography as a clinical diagnostic tool for anterior mediastinal tumors"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"49","author":[{"given":"Tatsuaki","family":"Watanabe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hideo","family":"Shimomura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tatsushi","family":"Mutoh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ryoko","family":"Saito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ryoi","family":"Goto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Takehiro","family":"Yamada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hirotsugu","family":"Notsuda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yasushi","family":"Matsuda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masafumi","family":"Noda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Akira","family":"Sakurada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yasuyuki","family":"Taki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yoshinori","family":"Okada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"1712_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"229","DOI":"10.1016\/S0003-4975(10)62059-0","volume":"44","author":"RD Davis","year":"1987","unstructured":"Davis RD, Oldham HN, Sabiston DC. Primary cysts and neoplasms of the mediastinum: recent changes in clinical presentation, methods of diagnosis, management, and results. Ann Thorac Surg. 1987;44:229\u201337.","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"1712_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1860","DOI":"10.1016\/j.athoracsur.2003.10.001","volume":"77","author":"FC Detterbeck","year":"2004","unstructured":"Detterbeck FC, Parsons AM. Thymic tumors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004;77:1860\u20139.","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"1712_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"119","DOI":"10.1097\/JTO.0b013e31818e105c","volume":"4","author":"N Girard","year":"2009","unstructured":"Girard N, Mornex F, Van Houtte P, Cordier JF, van Schil P. Thymoma: a focus on current therapeutic management. J Thorac Oncol. 2009;4:119\u201326.","journal-title":"J Thorac Oncol"},{"key":"1712_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"102","DOI":"10.1097\/JTO.0000000000000294","volume":"9","author":"BW Carter","year":"2014","unstructured":"Carter BW, Marom EM, Detterbeck FC. Approaching the patient with an anterior mediastinal mass: a guide for clinicians. J Thorac Oncol. 2014;9:102\u20139.","journal-title":"J Thorac Oncol"},{"key":"1712_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"882","DOI":"10.1038\/bjc.1996.157","volume":"73","author":"K Kubota","year":"1996","unstructured":"Kubota K, Yamada S, Kondo T, Yamada K, Fukuda H, Fujiwara T, et al. PET imaging of primary mediastinal tumours. Br J Cancer. 1996;73:882\u20136.","journal-title":"Br J Cancer"},{"key":"1712_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"554","DOI":"10.1097\/MNM.0b013e328345b984","volume":"32","author":"Y Liu","year":"2011","unstructured":"Liu Y. Characterization of thymic lesions with F-18 FDG PET-CT: an emphasis on epithelial tumors. Nucl Med Commun. 2011;32:554\u201362.","journal-title":"Nucl Med Commun"},{"key":"1712_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"475","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejcts.2009.03.055","volume":"36","author":"L Luzzi","year":"2009","unstructured":"Luzzi L, Campione A, Gorla A, Vassallo G, Bianchi A, Biggi A, et al. Role of fluorine-flurodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography\/computed tomography in preoperative assessment of anterior mediastinal masses. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009;36:475\u20139.","journal-title":"Eur J Cardiothorac Surg"},{"key":"1712_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"26","DOI":"10.5761\/atcs.oa.16-00205","volume":"23","author":"A Kitami","year":"2017","unstructured":"Kitami A, Sano F, Ohashi S, Suzuki K, Uematsu S, Suzuki T, et al. The usefulness of positron-emission tomography findings in the management of anterior mediastinal tumors. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017;23:26\u201330.","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"key":"1712_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"350","DOI":"10.1016\/j.lungcan.2008.01.003","volume":"61","author":"M Endo","year":"2008","unstructured":"Endo M, Nakagawa K, Ohde Y, Okumura T, Kondo H, Igawa S, et al. Utility of 18FDG-PET for differentiating the grade of malignancy in thymic epithelial tumors. Lung Cancer. 2008;61:350\u20135.","journal-title":"Lung Cancer"},{"key":"1712_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"239","DOI":"10.1016\/j.lungcan.2011.02.018","volume":"74","author":"A Terzi","year":"2011","unstructured":"Terzi A, Bertolaccini L, Rizzardi G, Luzzi L, Bianchi A, Campione A, et al. Usefulness of 18-F FDG PET\/CT in the pre-treatment evaluation of thymic epithelial neoplasms. Lung Cancer. 2011;74:239\u201343.","journal-title":"Lung Cancer"},{"key":"1712_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"97","DOI":"10.1097\/JTO.0000000000000292","volume":"9","author":"BW Carter","year":"2014","unstructured":"Carter BW, Tomiyama N, Bhora FY, Rosado de Christenson ML, Nakajima J, Boiselle PM, et al. A modern definition of mediastinal compartments. J Thorac Oncol. 2014;9:97\u2013101.","journal-title":"J Thorac Oncol"},{"key":"1712_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2485","DOI":"10.1002\/1097-0142(19811201)48:11<2485::AID-CNCR2820481123>3.0.CO;2-R","volume":"48","author":"A Masaoka","year":"1981","unstructured":"Masaoka A, Monden Y, Nakahara K, Tanioka T. Follow-up study of thymomas with special reference to their clinical stages. Cancer. 1981;48:2485\u201392.","journal-title":"Cancer"},{"key":"1712_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"65","DOI":"10.1097\/JTO.0000000000000290","volume":"9","author":"FC Detterbeck","year":"2014","unstructured":"Detterbeck FC, Stratton K, Giroux D, Asamura H, Crowley J, Falkson C, et al. The IASLC\/ITMIG thymic epithelial tumors staging project: proposal for an evidence-based stage classification system for the forthcoming (8th) edition of the TNM classification of malignant tumors. J Thorac Oncol. 2014;9:65\u201372.","journal-title":"J Thorac Oncol"},{"key":"1712_CR14","first-page":"1628","volume":"47","author":"YM Sung","year":"2006","unstructured":"Sung YM, Lee KS, Kim BT, Choi JY, Shim YM, Yi CA. 18F-FDG PET\/CT of thymic epithelial tumors: usefulness for distinguishing and staging tumor subgroups. J Nucl Med. 2006;47:1628\u201334.","journal-title":"J Nucl Med"},{"key":"1712_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"225","DOI":"10.2152\/jmi.59.225","volume":"59","author":"H Otsuka","year":"2012","unstructured":"Otsuka H. The utility of FDG-PET in the diagnosis of thymic epithelial tumors. J Med Invest. 2012;59:225\u201334.","journal-title":"J Med Invest"},{"key":"1712_CR16","first-page":"1595","volume":"40","author":"M Sasaki","year":"1999","unstructured":"Sasaki M, Kuwabara Y, Ichiya Y, Akashi Y, Yoshida T, Nakagawa M, et al. Differential diagnosis of thymic tumors using a combination of 11C-methionine PET and FDG PET. J Nucl Med. 1999;40:1595\u2013601.","journal-title":"J Nucl Med"},{"key":"1712_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1402","DOI":"10.1007\/BF01791148","volume":"22","author":"RS Liu","year":"1995","unstructured":"Liu RS, Yeh SH, Huang MH, Wang LS, Chu LS, Chang CP, et al. Use of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the detection of thymoma: a preliminary report. Eur J Nucl Med. 1995;22:1402\u20137.","journal-title":"Eur J Nucl Med"},{"key":"1712_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"305","DOI":"10.1016\/j.athoracsur.2012.09.052","volume":"95","author":"I Matsumoto","year":"2013","unstructured":"Matsumoto I, Oda M, Takizawa M, Waseda R, Nakajima K, Kawano M, et al. Usefulness of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in management strategy for thymic epithelial tumors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013;95:305\u201310.","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"1712_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"245","DOI":"10.1016\/j.lungcan.2013.08.003","volume":"82","author":"F Lococo","year":"2013","unstructured":"Lococo F, Cesario A, Okami J, Cardillo G, Cavuto S, Tokunaga T, et al. Role of combined 18F-FDG-PET\/CT for predicting the WHO malignancy grade of thymic epithelial tumors: a multicenter analysis. Lung Cancer. 2013;82:245\u201351.","journal-title":"Lung Cancer"},{"key":"1712_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2531","DOI":"10.1002\/cncr.24278","volume":"115","author":"H Shibata","year":"2009","unstructured":"Shibata H, Nomori H, Uno K, Sakaguchi K, Nakashima R, Iyama K, et al. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose and 11C-acetate positron emission tomography are useful modalities for diagnosing the histologic type of thymoma. Cancer. 2009;115:2531\u20138.","journal-title":"Cancer"},{"key":"1712_CR21","first-page":"e105-12","volume":"44","author":"H Toba","year":"2013","unstructured":"Toba H, Kondo K, Sadohara Y, Otsuka H, Morimoto M, Kajiura K, et al. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography\/computed tomography and the relationship between fluorodeoxyglucose uptake and the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha, glucose transporter-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor in thymic epithelial tumours. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013;44:e105-12.","journal-title":"Eur J Cardiothorac Surg"},{"key":"1712_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"569","DOI":"10.1007\/s12149-009-0283-z","volume":"23","author":"A Kumar","year":"2009","unstructured":"Kumar A, Regmi SK, Dutta R, Kumar R, Gupta SD, Das P, et al. Characterization of thymic masses using (18)F-FDG PET-CT. Ann Nucl Med. 2009;23:569\u201377.","journal-title":"Ann Nucl Med"},{"key":"1712_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e152-6","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezs527","volume":"42","author":"K Fukumoto","year":"2012","unstructured":"Fukumoto K, Taniguchi T, Ishikawa Y, Kawaguchi K, Fukui T, Kato K, et al. The utility of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in thymic epithelial tumours. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012;42:e152-6.","journal-title":"Eur J Cardiothorac Surg"},{"key":"1712_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"369","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezu030","volume":"46","author":"A Viti","year":"2014","unstructured":"Viti A, Bertolaccini L, Cavallo A, Fortunato M, Bianchi A, Terzi A. 18-Fluorine fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the pretreatment evaluation of thymic epithelial neoplasms: a metabolic biopsy confirmed by Ki-67 expression. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2014;46:369\u201374; (discussion 74).","journal-title":"Eur J Cardiothorac Surg"},{"key":"1712_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.2967\/jnumed.112.114264","volume":"55","author":"L Peterson","year":"2014","unstructured":"Peterson L, Kurland B, Shields A, Novakova A, Christopfel R, Byrd D, et al. Reproducibility of FDG SUVmax for metastatic breast cancer lesions in the same or different PET\/CT scanners in a local network. J Nucl Med. 2014;55:1.","journal-title":"J Nucl Med"}],"container-title":["Surgery Today"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s00595-018-1712-1.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00595-018-1712-1\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s00595-018-1712-1.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,9]],"date-time":"2019-09-09T23:17:59Z","timestamp":1568071079000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s00595-018-1712-1"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,10]]},"references-count":25,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,2]]}},"alternative-id":["1712"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00595-018-1712-1","relation":{},"ISSN":["0941-1291","1436-2813"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0941-1291","type":"print"},{"value":"1436-2813","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,10]]},"assertion":[{"value":"26 December 2017","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"24 August 2018","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"10 September 2018","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"order":1,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Compliance with ethical standards"}},{"value":"The authors declare no conflicts of interest in association with the present study.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of interest"}}]}}