Normal and abnormal patterns of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in lymphoma

Radiol Clin North Am. 2007 Jul;45(4):677-88, vi-vii. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2007.05.006.

Abstract

In spite of the high performance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET for the evaluation of lymphoma, inherent limitations of this modality underscore the additional value of PET/CT as an important tool in the assessment of this disease. Accumulating data on the use of PET/CT in lymphoma indicate the contribution of hybrid imaging to improved interpretation accuracy of PET using FDG and CT. Knowledge of the normal and abnormal patterns of FDG-PET/CT imaging and their variability in patients with lymphoma is important to provide a comprehensive clinically significant interpretation that has an impact on patient management and potentially on outcome.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • False Negative Reactions
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphoma / pathology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Whole Body Imaging

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18