The impact of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in primary staging and patient management in lymphoma patients

Radiol Clin North Am. 2008 Mar;46(2):199-211, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2008.03.004.

Abstract

Fully diagnostic positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scans acquired during oral and intravenous contrast can be provided to patients and referring physicians in a single imaging session. Although FDG uptake varies, most low-grade lymphomas exhibit sufficient FDG avidity to also be staged reliably with FDG PET/CT. PET/CT imaging is more accurate for lymphoma staging than PET or CT alone and has substantial impact on patient management. This accurate whole-body glucose metabolic survey should serve as the baseline for subsequent treatment response evaluations. PET/CT has evolved to become the modality of choice for staging of nodal and extranodal lymphoma, for assessing therapeutic response, and for establishing patient prognosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / pharmacokinetics
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphoma / metabolism
  • Lymphoma / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals* / pharmacokinetics
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18