Clinical utility of PET/CT in lymphoma

Carmel G. Cronin; Ronan Swords; Mylene T. Truong; Chitra Viswanathan; Eric Rohren; Francis J. Giles; Michael O'Dwyer; John F. Bruzzi

doi:10.2214/AJR.09.2637

Clinical utility of PET/CT in lymphoma

Carmel G. Cronin, Ronan Swords, Mylene T. Truong, Chitra Viswanathan, Eric Rohren, Francis J. Giles, Michael O'Dwyer, John F. Bruzzi

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OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this review is to assist interpreting radiologists in becoming familiar with the role of PET/CT in baseline staging and therapeutic response assessment in the management of lymphoma, in becoming aware of imaging pitfalls, and in understanding the natural behavior of lymphoma and the therapeutic options. CONCLUSION. Therapeutic strategies for the management of lymphoma are constantly being refined to improve long-term survival with the lowest risk of toxicity to the patient. PET/CT is accurate for baseline staging and yields important prognostic information for determining the most appropriate initial treatment. Used for evaluation of treatment response, PET/CT can depict residual viable malignant lesions with greater accuracy than can other imaging techniques. The findings thereby influence decisions about the need for additional or alternative treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	W91-W103
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	194
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.09.2637
State	Published - Jan 2010

Keywords

Lymphoma
PET/CT

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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