Shu Hang Ng

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Country: Taiwan

Publications

  1. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    S H Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Tao Yuan, Taiwan
    Top Magn Reson Imaging 10:290-303. 1999
  2. ncbi 18F-FDG PET and CT/MRI in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective study of 124 patients with histologic correlation
    Shu Hang Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 46:1136-43. 2005
  3. ncbi Pretreatment evaluation of distant-site status in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: accuracy of whole-body MRI at 3-Tesla and FDG-PET-CT
    Shu Hang Ng
    Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Eur Radiol 19:2965-76. 2009
  4. ncbi Comprehensive imaging of residual/ recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma using whole-body MRI at 3 T compared with FDG-PET-CT
    Shu Hang Ng
    Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taiwan
    Eur Radiol 20:2229-40. 2010
  5. ncbi Staging of untreated nasopharyngeal carcinoma with PET/CT: comparison with conventional imaging work-up
    Shu Hang Ng
    Molecular Imaging Center and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taiwan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36:12-22. 2009
  6. ncbi PET/CT and 3-T whole-body MRI in the detection of malignancy in treated oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma
    Shu Hang Ng
    Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 38:996-1008. 2011
  7. ncbi Posttreatment imaging of the nasopharynx
    Shu Hang Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, 222 Mai Chin Road, Keelung, Taiwan
    Eur J Radiol 44:82-95. 2002
  8. ncbi Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of cerebral glioma after irradiation
    S H Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, ROC
    Chang Gung Med J 24:708-16. 2001
  9. ncbi Preoperative [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography standardized uptake value of neck lymph nodes may aid in selecting patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma for salvage therapy after relapse
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36:1783-93. 2009
  10. ncbi Influence of pathological nodal status and maximal standardized uptake value of the primary tumor and regional lymph nodes on treatment plans in patients with advanced oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 77:421-9. 2010

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  1. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    S H Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Tao Yuan, Taiwan
    Top Magn Reson Imaging 10:290-303. 1999
    ..However, differentiating postradiation changes from tumor recurrence may be difficult using magnetic resonance imaging. Mucosal recurrence is best detected with endoscopy...
  2. ncbi 18F-FDG PET and CT/MRI in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective study of 124 patients with histologic correlation
    Shu Hang Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 46:1136-43. 2005
    ..In this prospective study, we evaluated the use of 18F-FDG PET, CT/MRI, and their visual correlation for the identification of primary tumors and cervical nodal metastases of SCC of the oral cavity with histologic correlation...
  3. ncbi Pretreatment evaluation of distant-site status in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: accuracy of whole-body MRI at 3-Tesla and FDG-PET-CT
    Shu Hang Ng
    Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Eur Radiol 19:2965-76. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Comprehensive imaging of residual/ recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma using whole-body MRI at 3 T compared with FDG-PET-CT
    Shu Hang Ng
    Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taiwan
    Eur Radiol 20:2229-40. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Staging of untreated nasopharyngeal carcinoma with PET/CT: comparison with conventional imaging work-up
    Shu Hang Ng
    Molecular Imaging Center and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taiwan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36:12-22. 2009
    ..We prospectively compared PET/CT and conventional imaging for initial staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)...
  6. ncbi PET/CT and 3-T whole-body MRI in the detection of malignancy in treated oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma
    Shu Hang Ng
    Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 38:996-1008. 2011
    ....
  7. ncbi Posttreatment imaging of the nasopharynx
    Shu Hang Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, 222 Mai Chin Road, Keelung, Taiwan
    Eur J Radiol 44:82-95. 2002
    ..Comparison with previous images or imaging-guided biopsy facilitates definitive diagnosis...
  8. ncbi Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of cerebral glioma after irradiation
    S H Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, ROC
    Chang Gung Med J 24:708-16. 2001
    ..In this study, we utilized magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to evaluate changes in cerebral metabolites in patients with a cerebral glioma after irradiation...
  9. ncbi Preoperative [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography standardized uptake value of neck lymph nodes may aid in selecting patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma for salvage therapy after relapse
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36:1783-93. 2009
    ..In this prospective study, we sought to investigate the clinical significance of the preoperative maximal standardized uptake value (SUVmax) at the neck lymph nodes in selecting patients with OSCC for salvage therapy after relapse...
  10. ncbi Influence of pathological nodal status and maximal standardized uptake value of the primary tumor and regional lymph nodes on treatment plans in patients with advanced oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 77:421-9. 2010
    ....
  11. ncbi The number of pathologically positive lymph nodes and pathological tumor depth predicts prognosis in patients with poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity
    Chung Jan Kang
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81:e223-30. 2011
    ....
  12. ncbi Outcome analysis of patients with oral cavity cancer and extracapsular spread in neck lymph nodes
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81:930-7. 2011
    ..We conducted a retrospective analysis of prognostic factors in this patient group and tried to identify a subset of patients with a worse prognosis suitable for more aggressive therapeutic interventions...
  13. ncbi Neck dissection field and lymph node density predict prognosis in patients with oral cavity cancer and pathological node metastases treated with adjuvant therapy
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Oral Oncol 48:329-36. 2012
    ..791 [2.017-7.125]), and OS (<0.001, 2.806 [1.706-4.613]) in levels I-V ND patients. Our findings demonstrate the prognostic value of LN density for guiding treatment strategies in OSCC patients who are to receive adjuvant therapy...
  14. ncbi Distant metastases and synchronous second primary tumors in patients with newly diagnosed oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinomas: evaluation of (18)F-FDG PET and extended-field multi-detector row CT
    Shu Hang Ng
    Department of Molecular Imaging Center and Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Neuroradiology 50:969-79. 2008
    ....
  15. ncbi PET and PET/CT of the neck lymph nodes improves risk prediction in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 52:180-7. 2011
    ..We also sought to evaluate whether pretreatment PET visual scores in the neck lymph nodes may improve risk stratification...
  16. ncbi Identification of a high-risk group among patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma and pT1-2N0 disease
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 82:284-90. 2012
    ..Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility of surgery alone for pT1-2N0 OSCC patients...
  17. ncbi Survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: differences between pT4 N0 and other stage IVA categories
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Cancer 110:564-71. 2007
    ..However, preliminary observations suggested that patients with pT4 N0 OSCC might have better survival than other stage IVA categories. The authors sought to identify accurate prognosticators in patients with stage III/IVA OSCC...
  18. ncbi Analysis of risk factors for distant metastases in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Cancer 110:1501-8. 2007
    ..The number of patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is increasing. Because the characteristics of patients with OSCC who develop distant metastases (DM) remain uncertain, the authors analyzed potential risk factors...
  19. ncbi Clinically occult isolated right iliac mycotic aneurysm with duodenal involvement in a diabetic elderly man: multislice CT diagnosis
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, Chan Gung Memorial Hospital, 123, Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan
    Clin Imaging 27:129-31. 2003
    ..To our knowledge, this is the first report of an isolated mycotic iliac artery aneurysm (IAA) complicated with an aneurysmo-duodenal fistula induced by Klebsiella pneumoniae...
  20. ncbi Pretreatment primary tumor SUVmax measured by FDG-PET and pathologic tumor depth predict for poor outcomes in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma and pathologically positive lymph nodes
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 73:764-71. 2009
    ..We sought to investigate the prognostic value of the preoperative maximal standardized uptake value (SUVmax) at the primary tumor in OSCC patients with pathologically positive lymph nodes...
  21. ncbi Human papillomavirus-16 infection in advanced oral cavity cancer patients is related to an increased risk of distant metastases and poor survival
    Li Ang Lee
    Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    PLoS ONE 7:e40767. 2012
    ..Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an oncogenic virus causing oropharyngeal cancers and resulting in a favorable outcome after the treatment. The role of HPV in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains ambiguous...
  22. ncbi Impact of a second FDG PET scan before adjuvant therapy for the early detection of residual/relapsing tumours in high-risk patients with oral cavity cancer and pathological extracapsular spread
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 39:944-55. 2012
    ....
  23. ncbi Clinical utility of 18F-FDG PET parameters in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: predictive role for different survival endpoints and impact on prognostic stratification
    Sheng Chieh Chan
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Nucl Med Commun 32:989-96. 2011
    ..To investigate the prognostic impact of different 2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (¹⁸F-FDG PET) parameters in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)...
  24. ncbi Salvage therapy in relapsed squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: how and when?
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Cancer 112:94-103. 2008
    ..In addition, salvage therapy may be a significant source of morbidity in patients with relapsing OSCC. The objective of the current study was to determine prognostic factors that predict which patients may benefit from such treatment...
  25. ncbi Does adjuvant radiation therapy improve outcomes in pT1-3N0 oral cavity cancer with tumor-free margins and perineural invasion?
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71:371-6. 2008
    ..The goal of this report was to determine whether this group would benefit from adjuvant radiation therapy in terms of 5-year local control rate and overall survival rate...
  26. ncbi Risk stratification of patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma and contralateral neck recurrence following radical surgery
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Ann Surg Oncol 16:159-70. 2009
    ..Once LR occurs, contralateral neck treatment is recommended in patients with ECS...
  27. ncbi ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT and 3.0-T whole-body MRI for the detection of distant metastases and second primary tumours in patients with untreated oropharyngeal/hypopharyngeal carcinoma: a comparative study
    Sheng Chieh Chan
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 38:1607-19. 2011
    ..0-T whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) for the assessment of distant metastases and second primary cancer (SPC) in patients with untreated oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OHSCC)...
  28. ncbi Outcome analysis of patients with pN2 oral cavity cancer
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University at Linko, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Ann Surg Oncol 17:1118-26. 2010
    ..The objective of the current study was to determine the outcome of patients with pN2 OSCC cancer according to different T status...
  29. ncbi Identification of a high-risk subgroup of patients with resected pT3 oral cavity cancer in need of postoperative adjuvant therapy
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Ann Surg Oncol 18:2569-78. 2011
    ..We sought to determine whether postoperative adjuvant RT improves outcomes in pT3N0 OSCC patients...
  30. ncbi Tongue and buccal mucosa carcinoma: is there a difference in outcome?
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Ann Surg Oncol 17:2984-91. 2010
    ..We sought to determine the differences in clinical outcome of tongue and buccal carcinomas...
  31. ncbi Hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia: the "star sign" on gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
    Hepatogastroenterology 49:1377-81. 2002
    ..This study aimed at presenting the three-dimensional gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography findings of hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia with angiographic correlation...
  32. ncbi Kimura's disease: clinical and imaging parameters for the prediction of disease recurrence
    Yang Yu Lin
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Linkou, Taiwan
    Clin Imaging 36:272-8. 2012
    ....
  33. ncbi Outcome analysis of patients with well-differentiated oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
    Chung Jan Kang
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Oral Oncol 47:1085-91. 2011
    ..093, 95% CI=1.020-4.295) were independently associated with 5-year outcomes. Our results suggest that a tailored treatment approach in well-differentiated OSCC patients should take into account the presence of either pN0 or pN+ disease...
  34. ncbi 18F-FDG PET for retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis in oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers: impact on diagnosis and prediction analysis
    Sheng Chieh Chan
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
    Nucl Med Commun 31:260-5. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-FDG PET) on the diagnosis and predictor analysis of RPLN in these cancers...
  35. ncbi 18F-FDG PET can replace conventional work-up in primary M staging of nonkeratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Feng Yuan Liu
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 48:1614-9. 2007
    ..Our aim was to evaluate whether (18)F-FDG PET could replace CWU by comparing their diagnostic efficacies...
  36. ncbi T4b oral cavity cancer below the mandibular notch is resectable with a favorable outcome
    Chun Ta Liao
    Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Oral Oncol 43:570-9. 2007
    ..Our retrospective study demonstrated that OSCC patients of infra-notch T4b with pN0-1 and no nerve invasion might have a favorable surgical outcome...
  37. ncbi Analysis of risk factors of predictive local tumor control in oral cavity cancer
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Ann Surg Oncol 15:915-22. 2008
    ..In this study, we sought to determine the independent prognosticators for local tumor control, disease-specific survival (DSS), and overall survival (OS) rates in a series of OSCC patients undergoing radical surgery...
  38. ncbi Survival of second and multiple primary tumors in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma in the betel quid chewing area
    Chun Ta Liao
    Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Oral Oncol 43:811-9. 2007
    ..0001). A good survival rate can be obtained for OSCC patients with resectable SPTs/MPTs...
  39. ncbi Sudden cardiac arrest during computed tomography examination: clinical findings and "dense abdominal veins" on computed tomography
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 27:93-7. 2003
    ..This effect was presumably the result of forced reflux and stagnation of contrast medium in the abdominal veins without any dilution with the circulating blood, leading to a markedly dense appearance of these venous structures...
  40. ncbi Prediction for distant failure in patients with stage M0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the role of standardized uptake value
    Sheng Chieh Chan
    Molecular Imaging Center and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Oral Oncol 45:52-8. 2009
    ..And the combined information of SUVmax and tumor staging can guide the use of neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy and surveillance protocols to improve distant control...
  41. ncbi The value of 18F-FDG PET in the detection of stage M0 carcinoma of the nasopharynx
    Tzu Chen Yen
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 46:405-10. 2005
    ..The potential value of PET using 18F-FDG has not been well defined. This prospective study investigated the impact of 18F-FDG PET in NPC patients with stage M0 disease...
  42. ncbi Blind estimation of the arterial input function in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI using purity maximization
    Yu Chun Lin
    Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
    Magn Reson Med 68:1439-49. 2012
    ..In conclusion, the blind source separation method is feasible and reproducible to identify the voxel with the tracer concentration time course closest to the true AIF...
  43. ncbi Plasma Epstein-Barr virus DNA concentration and clearance rate as novel prognostic factors for metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Cheng Lung Hsu
    Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Head Neck 34:1064-70. 2012
    ..To investigate the pretreatment copy number and the clearance rate of plasma Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA as novel prognostic outcome markers for metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)...
  44. ncbi Splenic artery aneurysms encountered in the ED: 10 years' experience
    Chu Feng Liu
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
    Am J Emerg Med 25:430-6. 2007
    ..Our objective was to report 7 cases of splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) encountered in the emergency department (ED)...
  45. ncbi Effects of heart rate on motion artifacts of the aorta on non-ECG-assisted 0.5-sec thoracic MDCT
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, 123 Ta Pei Rd, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:1225-30. 2005
    ..Our aim was to evaluate the effects of heart rate on aortic motion artifacts on 0.5-sec non-ECG-assisted thoracic MDCT...
  46. ncbi Intraluminal versus infiltrating gallbladder carcinoma: clinical presentation, ultrasound and computed tomography
    Tze Yu Lee
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, China
    World J Gastroenterol 15:5662-8. 2009
    ..To compare clinical presentation and ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) sensitivity between intraluminal and infiltrating gallbladder carcinoma (GBCA)...
  47. ncbi Utility of 18F-fluoride PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT in the detection of bony metastases in heightened-risk head and neck cancer patients
    Sheng Chieh Chan
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelong, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 53:1730-5. 2012
    ..This study compared the diagnostic accuracy of (18)F-FDG PET/CT with that of (18)F-fluoride PET/CT in the detection of bony metastases in heightened-risk head and neck cancer patients...
  48. ncbi Outcome analyses of unusual site neck recurrence in oral cavity cancer
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Ann Surg Oncol 20:257-66. 2013
    ....
  49. ncbi Prognostic significance of 18F-FDG PET parameters and plasma Epstein-Barr virus DNA load in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Kai Ping Chang
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 53:21-8. 2012
    ..We examined the association of (18)F-FDG PET functional parameters and EBV DNA load with the clinicopathologic characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with NPC...
  50. ncbi Imaging features of atypical thoracic Castleman disease
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, 123 Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan
    Clin Imaging 28:280-5. 2004
    ..These atypical enhancement patterns were histopathologically corresponded to various degrees of degeneration, necrosis, and fibrosis...
  51. ncbi Imaging findings of retroperitoneal lymphangiomyomatosis in a patient with lymphoma
    Yung Liang Wan
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 5 Fushing Road, Kweishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
    Clin Imaging 30:218-20. 2006
    ..It was managed conservatively and remained stable on 2-year follow-up study. LAM should be considered in the differential diagnoses in cases of a retroperitoneal solid mass with cystic components...
  52. ncbi When does skin excision allow the achievement of an adequate local control rate in patients with squamous cell carcinoma involving the buccal mucosa?
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Ann Surg Oncol 15:2187-94. 2008
    ..The role of cheek skin excision in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa (BSCC) remains controversial. We sought to investigate when skin excision is needed to achieve an adequate local control...
  53. ncbi Preoperative [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography standardized uptake value of neck lymph nodes predicts neck cancer control and survival rates in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma and pathologically positive lymph nodes
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74:1054-61. 2009
    ..In this prospective study, we sought to investigate whether preoperative maximum standardized uptake value of the neck lymph nodes (SUVnodal-max) may predict prognosis in OSCC patients...
  54. ncbi Imaging of neck metastases
    Shu Hang Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    Chang Gung Med J 29:119-29. 2006
    ..To date, neck dissection with detailed pathological examination is the gold standard. There is always a need for further refinement of the imaging techniques that can provide accurate information that approaches this gold standard...
  55. ncbi Testicular dislocation: an uncommon and easily overlooked complication of blunt abdominal trauma
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
    Ann Emerg Med 43:371-5. 2004
    ..We report testicular dislocation as an unusual complication of blunt abdominal trauma...
  56. ncbi Clinical feasibility of free-breathing, gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography for assessing extracardiac thoracic vascular abnormalities in young children with congenital heart diseases
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 132:1092-8. 2006
    ..This study analyzed the value of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography during quiet free breathing for assessing extracardiac thoracic vascular abnormalities in young children with congenital heart diseases...
  57. ncbi Spontaneous isolated mesenteric fibromatosis: sonographic and computed tomographic findings with pathologic correlation
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
    Ultrasound Med Biol 32:1141-9. 2006
    ..In summary, sonography, similar to CT, is also useful for evaluating SIMF with protean morphologic features, ascribing to the underlying histopathologic changes with varied degrees of hyaline, myxoid or cystic degenerations...
  58. ncbi Amplatzer septal occluder closure of atrial septal defect: evaluation of transthoracic echocardiography, cardiac CT, and transesophageal echocardiography
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, 123 Ta Pei Rd, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 193:1522-9. 2009
    ....
  59. ncbi Pretreatment (18)F-FDG PET standardized uptake value of primary tumor and neck lymph nodes as a predictor of distant metastasis for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Tsung Min Hung
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Oral Oncol 49:169-74. 2013
    ..To evaluate the prognostic value of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) measured in [(18)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET) for patients with non-disseminated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)...
  60. ncbi Comparative outcomes in oral cavity cancer with resected pT4a and pT4b
    Chun Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Oral Oncol 49:230-6. 2013
    ..In this study, we sought to compare the outcomes and to identify the risk factors for both pT4a and pT4b tumors...
  61. ncbi Prognostic value of pretreatment ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT and human papillomavirus type 16 testing in locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
    Nai Ming Cheng
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 39:1673-84. 2012
    ..We report here a study of the prognostic significance of (18)F-FDG PET/CT functional parameters and HPV-16 infection in OPSCC patients...
  62. ncbi Comparison of PET/CT and MRI for the detection of bone marrow invasion in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity
    Yasser G Abd El-Hafez
    Nuclear Medicine Department, Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
    Oral Oncol 47:288-95. 2011
    ..A negative MRI result can confidently exclude the presence of bone marrow invasion, while in patients with positive MRI findings, a negative PET/CT may be useful to rule out bone marrow invasion in dentate patients...
  63. ncbi Postirradiation sinus mucosa disease in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
    Chi Che Huang
    Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou, Taoyuano, Taiwan, 5 Fu Shin Street, Kueishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
    Laryngoscope 117:737-42. 2007
    ..We sought to determine the incidence, progression, and risk factors for postirradiation sinus mucosa diseases (SMD) incidentally found on follow-up magnetic resonance images MRIs) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients...
  64. ncbi Small bowel intussusception in symptomatic pediatric patients: experiences with 19 surgically proven cases
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, 123 Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan
    World J Surg 26:438-43. 2002
    ..In symptomatic SBI, once diagnosed, early surgical referral is strongly recommended...
  65. ncbi Diagnostic efficacy of ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in evaluating salivary gland malignancy
    Yu Ting Huang
    Department of Radiology, Chung Gang Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Chang Gung Med J 35:62-9. 2012
    ..We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (UGFNAB) in the diagnosis of salivary gland lesions...
  66. ncbi Postpartum hemorrhage with concurrent massive inferior epigastric artery bleeding after cesarean delivery
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 187:243-4. 2002
    ..In the current case, besides embolization of the bilateral hypogastric arteries, recognition and successful embolization of a clinically overlooked active bleeding source in the abdominal wall was crucial to effecting a cure...
  67. ncbi Severe acute respiratory syndrome: prognostic implications of chest radiographic findings in 52 patients
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaouhsiung, 123 Ta Pei Rd, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan
    Radiology 233:173-81. 2004
    ..To retrospectively assess prognostic implications of radiographic findings in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)...
  68. ncbi Left brachiocephalic vein perforation: computed tomographic features and treatment considerations
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
    Am J Emerg Med 25:1051-6. 2007
    ..To report the clinical and computed tomographic findings of 5 cases of left brachiocephalic vein perforation (LBCVP)...
  69. ncbi Bronchogenic cyst of the esophagus: clinical and imaging features of seven cases
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Niaosung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
    Clin Imaging 30:309-14. 2006
    ..Rarely, exophytic lower thoracic EBC may mimic lung nodule. Total cyst excision usually offers satisfactory outcome with no recurrence in long-term follow-up...
  70. ncbi Transcatheter arterial embolization in the emergency department for hemodynamic instability due to ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of 167 cases
    Chia Te Kung
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 191:W231-9. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to analyze the prognostic factors associated with emergency transcatheter arterial embolization in the treatment of patients in hemodynamically unstable condition caused by rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma...
  71. ncbi Prospective study of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma with palpably negative neck
    Shu-Hang Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Otorhinolaryngology and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan, Republic of China
    J Clin Oncol 24:4371-6. 2006
    ..Because [(18)F]FDG PET could reduce the probability of occult neck metastasis to less than 15% in T1 to T3 tumors, it should be indicated for evaluation of these subpopulations...
  72. ncbi 31P MR spectroscopic assessment of muscle in patients with myasthenia gravis before and after thymectomy: initial experience
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Radiology 247:162-9. 2008
    ..To prospectively assess muscle metabolism in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients before and after thymectomy by using phosphorus 31 (31P) magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy...
  73. ncbi Complications of fluoroscopically guided percutaneous gastrostomy with large-bore balloon-retained catheter in patients with head and neck tumors
    Siu Cheung Chan
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    J Formos Med Assoc 109:603-8. 2010
    ..To review the complications, mortality rate and nutritional status of patients with head and neck cancer after fluoroscopically guided percutaneous gastrostomy (FPG)...
  74. ncbi Internal hernia associated with Meckel's diverticulum in 2 pediatric patients
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan
    Am J Emerg Med 26:86-90. 2008
    ..These 2 cases highlight the feasibility of multidetector computed tomography, especially in the ED, in revealing this unusual etiology of small bowel obstruction...
  75. ncbi Peritumoral edema of meningiomas and metastatic brain tumors: differences in diffusion characteristics evaluated with diffusion-tensor MR imaging
    Cheng Hong Toh
    Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei Shan Hsiang, Tao Yuan, Taiwan
    Neuroradiology 49:489-94. 2007
    ..We prospectively compared the fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) of the peritumoral edema of meningiomas and metastatic brain tumors with diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance (MR) imaging...
  76. ncbi Staging of untreated squamous cell carcinoma of buccal mucosa with 18F-FDG PET: comparison with head and neck CT/MRI and histopathology
    Tzu-Chen Yen
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kueishan, Taoyuan 133, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 46:775-81. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: The role of (18)F-FDG PET for BSCC with cM0 is limited. Although PET is superior to CT/MRI in identifying cervical nodal metastases, it does not improve locoregional recurrence...
  77. ncbi Double precardinal anastomoses with interconnecting venous plexus hypothesis in the embryogenesis of anomalous brachiocephalic veins: computed tomography and magnetic resonance findings
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    J Thorac Imaging 26:240-6. 2011
    ....
  78. ncbi Postprandial abdominal pain owing to isolated enteric duplication cyst in the superior mesenteric artery root: sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging features
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung 333, Taiwan
    J Pediatr Surg 46:772-5. 2011
    ..To our knowledge, this is the first report of isolated enteric duplication cyst in the superior mesenteric root with perilesional adhesion leading to postprandial abdominal pain, which was successfully relieved after surgery...
  79. ncbi Lumpy silicone-injected breasts: enhanced MRI and microscopic correlation
    Yun Chung Cheung
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu Hsing Street, Kwei Shan, Tao Yuan Hsien, Taiwan
    Clin Imaging 26:397-404. 2002
    ..On the other hand, these illustrations indicated the importance of enhancement technique in detecting the cancers and in differentiating the angiogenic lesions from nonenhanced silicone granulomas...
  80. ncbi Medulloblastoma or cerebellar dysplastic gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease)?
    Kuo Shin Chen
    Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children s Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Pediatr Neurol 27:404-6. 2002
    ..In patients with a posterior fossa tumor suggestive of a dysplastic gangliocytoma on neuroimaging studies, a pathologic confirmation is necessary...
  81. ncbi Nodal metastases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: patterns of disease on MRI and FDG PET
    Shu-Hang Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, Taiwan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 31:1073-80. 2004
    ..The frequency of skip metastases was 7.9%. Distant spread to mediastinal or abdominal nodes was found in 3-5% of patients, usually in association with supraclavicular nodal metastases...
  82. ncbi Nasopharyngeal carcinoma staging by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
    Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62:501-7. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: FDG-PET stages N and M disease of NPC more accurately and sensitively than does the conventional workup. Patients with advanced node disease, particularly N3 disease, would benefit the most from FDG-PET...
  83. ncbi [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is more sensitive than skeletal scintigraphy for detecting bone metastasis in endemic nasopharyngeal carcinoma at initial staging
    Feng-Yuan Liu
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Clin Oncol 24:599-604. 2006
    ..620). CONCLUSION: [18F]FDG PET is more sensitive than SS for detecting bone metastasis in endemic NPC at initial staging, whereas SS can be considered as supplementary in this setting...
  84. ncbi Good tumor control and survivals of squamous cell carcinoma of buccal mucosa treated with radical surgery with or without neck dissection in Taiwan
    Chun-Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Oral Oncol 42:800-9. 2006
    ..In treating early cT1N0, we suggest that elective ND is indicated only when tumor depth > or =6 mm...
  85. ncbi Clinical usefulness of 18F-FDG PET in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with questionable MRI findings for recurrence
    Shu-Hang Ng
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 45:1669-76. 2004
    ..Overall, 18F-FDG PET appears to add significant information to MRI findings in about half of the NPC patients whose MRI examination shows questionable tumor recurrence...
  86. ncbi False-positive findings on F-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and extensive sinusitis
    Sheng-Chieh Chan
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linko Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Clin Nucl Med 30:62-3. 2005
  87. ncbi Advantages and pitfalls of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography in detecting locally residual or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging
    Sheng-Chieh Chan
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, 5 Fu-Shin St, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, 333, Republic of China
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 33:1032-40. 2006
    ..A cut-off SUV is a useful index for aiding in the visual detection of locally residual/recurrent NPC...
  88. ncbi Contrast-enhanced carotid magnetic resonance angiography: comparison of single-dose and double-dose of gadolinium using the randomly segmented central k-space ordering technique
    Yu-Chun Lin
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei
    Chang Gung Med J 28:485-91. 2005
    ..05). CONCLUSION: With the use of the CENTRA technique, carotid MRA may be performed using a single dose of gadolinium and the image quality is comparable to that of the standard double dose protocol...
  89. ncbi Differential roles of 18F-FDG PET in patients with locoregional advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma after primary curative therapy: response evaluation and impact on management
    Sheng-Chieh Chan
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    J Nucl Med 47:1447-54. 2006
    ..PET has a less prominent impact on patient management but higher sensitivity in patients with stage III NPC...
  90. ncbi Detection of lymph node metastasis in cervical and uterine cancers by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging at 3T
    Gigin Lin
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No 5 Fu Hsing Street, Kwei Shan Hsiang, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 28:128-35. 2008
    ..To evaluate diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for detection of pelvic lymph node metastasis in patients with cervical and uterine cancers...
  91. ncbi Gallbladder carcinoma manifesting as acute cholecystitis: clinical and computed tomographic features
    Jiun Lung Liang
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Surgery 146:861-8. 2009
    ....
  92. ncbi 18F-FDG-PET for evaluation of the response to concurrent chemoradiation therapy with intensity-modulated radiation technique for Stage T4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Tzu-Chen Yen
    Molecular Imaging Center, Taipei Chang Gung Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 65:1307-14. 2006
    ..The cutoff of 4.0 for SUV at 3 months after completion of CCRT was useful to be offered as a diagnostic reference for recurrent or residual tumor for NPC treatment...
  93. ncbi Childhood atypical meningioma with perineural spread: MR findings
    Feng-Yu Wei
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Pediatr Radiol 35:895-8. 2005
    ..Perineural tumor spread, occasionally associated with head and neck malignancies, is very rare in meningiomas. We present the MR findings of an atypical meningioma with perineural spread in a 4.5-year-old girl...
  94. ncbi Nasopharyngeal carcinoma with cranial nerve palsy: the importance of MRI for radiotherapy
    Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63:1354-60. 2005
    ..Patients recovering from CN palsy had better survival. A higher radiation dose delivered by external beam may achieve better tumor control than brachytherapy...
  95. ncbi MDCT angiography for evaluation of the complete vascular tree of hemodialysis fistulas
    Sheung-Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, 123 Ta-Pei Rd, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 185:1268-74. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: MDCT angiography is clinically feasible for evaluating the complete vascular tree of failing AVFs and in showing uncommon complications, including brachial aneurysms and central vein lesions...
  96. ncbi Abnormal enhancement on imaging studies preceding hyperperfusion syndrome. Case illustration
    Cheng-Hong Toh
    Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
    J Neurosurg 105:932. 2006
  97. ncbi Repeated gallium-67 scan demonstrating an occult mycotic aneurysm of the aortic arch due to Salmonella
    Pan Fu Kao
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Scand J Infect Dis 35:199-202. 2003
    ..Salmonella enteritidis was isolated from blood culture. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed an aortic arch aneurysm. The patient died without surgery...
  98. ncbi Myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer: diagnostic accuracy of diffusion-weighted 3.0-T MR imaging--initial experience
    Gigin Lin
    Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, 5 Fu Shin Street, Kueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
    Radiology 250:784-92. 2009
    ..To assess the diagnostic accuracy of fused T2-weighted and high-b-value diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance (MR) images at 3 T for evaluation of myometrial invasion in patients with endometrial cancer...
  99. ncbi Imaging of the brachiocephalic vein
    Sheung Fat Ko
    Department of Radiology, Division of General Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, 123 Ta Pei Rd, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 191:897-907. 2008
    ....
  100. ncbi Ascending aortic dissecting aneurysm with isolated right pulmonary arterial medial intramural hematoma
    Jiunn Jye Sheu
    Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Ann Thorac Surg 85:2127-8. 2008
    ..We believe that this rare pulmonary arterial complication of aortic dissection without involvement of the common adventitia has not been previously described...
  101. ncbi Higher distant failure in young age tongue cancer patients
    Chun-Ta Liao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Taipei, Linkou Medical Center, and Department of Public Health, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
    Oral Oncol 42:718-25. 2006
    ..We concluded that being <or=40 years of age at the onset of disease is a significant adverse factor for DM in tongue cancer...