Nuclear medicine communications
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The aim of this study was to determine the most relevant parameters of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) for predicting recurrence in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. ⋯ Pretreatment TLG proved to be an independent prognostic factor for RFS in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer treated by definitive chemoradiotherapy.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of 18F-FDG PET/CT scan and 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy in detecting bone metastasis in head and neck tumors.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) compared with bone scan in detecting bone metastases in patients with head and neck cancer. ⋯ F-FDG PET/CT is superior to Tc-methylene diphosphonate bone scan in detecting bone metastases in head and neck cancer.
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Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) has proven to be a valuable imaging modality with high diagnostic accuracy for the detection of bone infections. However, the physiological uptake values for F-FDG in the long bones of the lower extremity have not been established yet. This hampers correct interpretation of a F-FDG-PET/CT scan. ⋯ For a correct interpretation of the F-FDG-PET/CT scan, we have determined the F-FDG uptake values in the long bones of the femur and the tibia. A SUVmean less than 0.5 and a SUVmax less than 0.8 can be considered as normal bone, irrespective of sex or age.
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To evaluate the use of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of cutaneous extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (C-ENK/T-NT). ⋯ Our study showed that F-FDG PET/CT scanning is a valuable modality for the detection of cutaneous and extracutaneous lesions of C-ENK/T-NT. F-FDG PET/CT may therefore influence future staging and treatment strategies.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of WHO, RECIST 1.1, EORTC, and PERCIST criteria in the evaluation of treatment response in malignant solid tumors.
To compare response assessment according to the WHO, RECIST 1.1, EORTC, and PERCIST criteria in patients diagnosed with malignant solid tumors and who had received cytotoxic chemotherapy to establish the strength of agreement between each criterion. ⋯ Significant agreement was detected when the WHO, RECIST 1.1, EORTC, and PERCIST criteria were compared both within as well as between each other.