About the Authors

Shu-Hang Ng

Contributed equally to this work with: Shu-Hang Ng, Chien-Yu Lin

Affiliations Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chien-Yu Lin

Contributed equally to this work with: Shu-Hang Ng, Chien-Yu Lin

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Sheng-Chieh Chan

Affiliations Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Yu-Chun Lin

Affiliations Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Tzu-Chen Yen

Affiliations Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chun-Ta Liao

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Sheung-Fat Ko

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Hung- Ming Wang

Affiliation Department of medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chee-Jen Chang

Affiliation Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Jiun-Jie Wang

jwang@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Affiliation Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SN CYL CTL JW. Performed the experiments: SN CYL SC YL TY JC HW. Analyzed the data: SN CYL SC YL SK HW CC JW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SN YL SK JW CC. Wrote the paper: SN CYL CTL SC JC JW.