Sentence examples for staging and evaluation from inspiring English sources

Together with morphological imaging techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), it has become an important tool for tumour visualization, staging, and evaluation of somatostatin receptor status [9].

Based on our data, we believe that radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies such as 111In-DTPA-11B6 have an immense value for use in the imaging, staging and evaluation of advanced PCa.

According to NCCN, 18 F-Fluoro-DeoxyGlucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) is the corner stone for initial staging and evaluation of treatment response in HL.

Positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) based on a radio-labeled glucose analog known to accumulate in hypermetabolic cells (e.g., cancer cells), F-18-fluordeoxyglucose (FDG), is increasingly being employed in the diagnosis, staging, and evaluation of treatment response in a multitude of malignancies [3, 4].

This noninvasive, three-dimensional imaging modality has become widely used and essential for the initial staging and evaluation of the response after treatment in patients with malignant lymphoma and has been integrated in the Revised International Workshop criteria for malignant lymphoma [12].

All individuals never received prior treatment for HCV and underwent liver biopsies for staging and evaluation for pegylated-interferon/ribavirin treatment.

This project will employ a mixed methods approach involving four stages: qualitative research (Stage 1); action research (Stage 2); operational research (Stage 3); and evaluation (Stage 4) (see Figure 1).

Actually, the acknowledged current methods to estimate the bio-degradability are mainly based on laboratory tests and measurements under controlled conditions, through respirometric tests (ASTM D5338-92, ISO/CD14855; ASTM D5209) structural disintegration during fermentation stage and evaluation of the toxicity effects of degradation products [4 6].

However, research in this area is currently at an early developmental stage and evaluation of these methods is ongoing.

Closely related to the inflammatory response, 11,15-dioxo-9-hydroxy-,2,3,4,5-tetranorprostan-1,20-dioic acid (tPGDM), a metabolite of prostaglandin D2, could also play an important role in the presymptomatic stages and evaluation of ALS.

The methodology involved a retrospective review of patient charts in two stages - screening phase and evaluation phase.