Role of functional imaging in the management of lymphoma

BD Cheson - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2011 - ascopubs.org
18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)–positron emission tomography (PET), and more recently
PET/computed tomography (CT), is the most sensitive and specific imaging technique …

The role of FDG-PET scans in patients with lymphoma

P Seam, ME Juweid, BD Cheson - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2007 - ashpublications.org
Fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a noninvasive, 3-
dimensional imaging modality that has become widely used in the management of patients …

Recommendations for initial evaluation, staging, and response assessment of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: the Lugano classification

BD Cheson, RI Fisher, SF Barrington… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - ascopubs.org
The purpose of this work was to modernize recommendations for evaluation, staging, and
response assessment of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma …

Revised response criteria for malignant lymphoma

BD Cheson, B Pfistner, ME Juweid… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Standardized response criteria are needed to interpret and compare clinical trials
and for approval of new therapeutic agents by regulatory agencies. Methods The …

FDG PET/CT of extranodal involvement in non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin disease

FM Paes, DG Kalkanis, PA Sideras, AN Serafini - Radiographics, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
The term extranodal disease refers to lymphomatous infiltration of anatomic sites other than
the lymph nodes. Almost any organ can be affected by lymphoma, with the most common …

Pitfalls and artifacts in 18FDG PET and PET/CT oncologic imaging

GJR Cook, EA Wegner, I Fogelman - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
It is estimated that in excess of one million positron emission tomography (PET) scans are
performed each year and PET can now truly be regarded as a routine imaging procedure in …

PET/CT for therapy response assessment in lymphoma

M Hutchings, SF Barrington - Journal of nuclear medicine, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
PET with 18 F-FDG is a standard staging procedure for most lymphoma subtypes. Performed
during and after therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and aggressive non-Hodgkin …

PET/CT for the staging and follow-up of patients with malignancies

TD Poeppel, BJ Krause, TA Heusner, C Boy… - European journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) complement each
other's strengths in integrated PET/CT. PET is a highly sensitive modality to depict the whole …

A metaanalysis of 18F‐2‐deoxy‐2‐fluoro‐D‐glucose positron emission tomography in the staging and restaging of patients with lymphoma

CR Isasi, P Lu, MD Blaufox - … International Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND In recent years, the use of positron emission tomography (PET) has become
widespread for the staging and follow‐up of several malignancies. In the current study, the …

Part II: Hodgkin's lymphoma—diagnosis and treatment

V Diehl, RK Thomas, D Re - The lancet oncology, 2004 - thelancet.com
The outcome of patients with all stages of Hodgkin's lymphoma has improved dramatically
over the past few decades. This is mainly due to the use of risk-adapted therapies using …