Sentence examples for basis for stage from inspiring English sources

This system is used to describe the anatomical extent of the disease at diagnosis based on primary tumor size and extent of tumor growth (T), regional lymph node metastasis (N) and distant metastasis (M), and is the basis for stage grouping these patients [ 7, 8].

A trend towards greater authenticity began after Hammond's orchestrations in the 1970s provided a basis for staging the work in its original form.

These prognostic indicators of thickness and invasion are the most commonly used and indeed the basis for staging melanoma and the development of management strategies in terms of excision margin, sentinel node biopsy, further investigation and follow-up.

The objective of first-level design is to develop a logically simple, redundancy-free model that will form a sound basis for subsequent stages of design.

Cancer patients were enrolled among those who were planned to undergo a whole-body [18 F]FDG-PET/CT on a clinically routine basis for cancer staging or to monitor the disease after treatment.

The relative waist circumference may provide a basis for future staging systems for dogs with heart disease, to which further discriminatory variables might be added.

Third, the score may provide a basis for future staging systems for Dukes B colorectal cancer to which further discriminatory variables might be added.

Widespread utilization of these simple laboratory measures has facilitated earlier recognition of DKD and has formed the basis for clinical staging.

All of these factors should be considered as limitations when using neuropsychological tests as the basis for defining stages of disease.

The evidence basis for two-stage revision is significantly larger, and further work into direct comparison between the two techniques should be undertaken as a priority.

Such a classification needs to be applicable and transparent in all parts of the world, and would allow for comparison of experiences and serve as a basis for disease staging in clinical trials in chronic pancreatitis.