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This finding might indicate that in our patient group the improved prognostic value of SURtc is caused mainly by the beneficial influence of normalization to SUVblood rather than by scan-time correction.

We determined the predominant BAG-1 immunostaining intensity and it is possible that the maximal intensity may provide improved prognostic value for metastatic potential.

Combination of the neurological examination, EEG findings, SSEPs and two serum biomarkers improved prognostic value with no false positives for death [ 79].

FDG-PET after two cycles of ABVD has improved prognostic value over the IPS in predicting FFTF (Gallamini et al, 2007), and this imaging biomarker emerges as the single most important tool for planning risk-adapted treatment protocols in advanced HL.

It remains an open question whether the improved prognostic value can actually be related to a linear correlation between SUR and K m which is superior to that between SUV and K m.

Furthermore, incorporation of CXCR4 expression into the TNM stage system could improve prognostic value for OS.

Repeated testing of anti-CCP antibodies or RF in patients with IP does not improve prognostic value and should not be recommended in routine clinical practice.

Our staging models (model-Td1, model-Td2, model-Td3, model-Te1 and model-Te2) also failed to improve prognostic value when pterygoid muscles involvement was classified as stage T4 or T3.

The secondary objective was to determine whether methylation-status improves prognostic value of current clinical reference variables (Gleason score and PSA) and finally to investigate mortality predictions of models fitted with variables that can be measured in serum (i.e. methylation and PSA).

Secondly, as IMRT provides better locoregional control than CRT (Zhang et al, 2009; Lai et al, 2011; Peng et al, 2012), it is reasonable that categorisation of the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles and paranasal sinuses as stage T4 did not improve prognostic values.

Previously, we demonstrated that preoperative plasma GDF15 levels significantly improved the prognostic value of the EuroSCORE for mortality after cardiac surgery.