• Jpn J Radiol · Aug 2016

    Review

    Present and future roles of FDG-PET/CT imaging in the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

    • Kazuhiro Kitajima, Hiroshi Doi, and Kozo Kuribayashi.
    • Division of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan. kazu10041976@yahoo.co.jp.
    • Jpn J Radiol. 2016 Aug 1; 34 (8): 537-47.

    AbstractPositron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) integrated with 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) has emerged as a powerful tool for combined metabolic and anatomic evaluations in clinical oncologic imaging. This review discusses the utility of (18)F-FDG PET/CT as a tool to manage patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. We discuss different stages of patient management in malignant pleural mesothelioma, including diagnosis, initial staging, therapy planning, early treatment response assessment, re-staging, and prognosis.

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