The purpose of these guidelines is to assist physicians in recommending, performing,
interpreting and reporting the results of FDG PET/CT for oncological imaging of adult …

Aim The diagnosis, severity and extent of a sterile inflammation or a septic infection could be
challenging since there is not one single test able to achieve an accurate diagnosis. The …

Purpose Recent advances in imaging, use of prognostic indices, and molecular profiling
techniques have the potential to improve disease characterization and outcomes in …

Abstract Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (PERCIST
1.0) describes in detail methods for controlling the quality of fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose …

The purpose of this article is to review the status and limitations of anatomic tumor response
metrics including the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, the Response Evaluation …

Abstract PET using 18 F-FDG for treatment monitoring in patients with lymphoma is one of
the most well-developed clinical applications. PET/CT is nowadays used during treatment to …

The aim of this guideline is to provide a minimum standard for the acquisition and
interpretation of PET and PET/CT scans with [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). This guideline …

Quantitative 18 F-FDG PET is increasingly being recognized as an important tool for
diagnosis, determination of prognosis, and response monitoring in oncology. However, PET …

OBJECTIVE. There is growing interest in using PET/CT for evaluating early response to
therapy in cancer treatment. Although widely available and convenient to use, standardized …

With the emergence of individualized medicine and the increasing amount and complexity of
available medical data, a growing need exists for the development of clinical decision …