F-18 FDG PET/CT Practice Guideline in Oncology: Assesment of Treatment Response
Journal Title: Nuclear Medicine Seminars - Year 2020, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Assessing response to treatment is an important parameter in oncology practice and there is a growing body of evidence for use of F-18 fludeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) to evaluate response during or after the treatment. The use of FDG PET/CT for this indication is increasing due to its advantages such as enabling rapid evaluation of all lesions and body parts in a single session, assessing viability in residual masses, not being limited to size measurements and low inter-observer variability. Many evaluation criteria have been proposed for standardization and interpretation of PET/CT findings. This guideline aims to provide a brief overview of proposed criteria and assist Nuclear Medicine Physicians in interpreting FDG PET/CT findings for the evaluation of the response.
Authors and Affiliations
Tamer Atasever1, Emre Demirci2, Çiğdem Soydal3, Zeynep Burak4, Gülin Uçmak5, Murat Fani Bozkurt6, İlknur Ak Sivriöz
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