| Literature DB >> 27222020 |
Kazuhiro Kitajima1, Hiroshi Doi2, Kozo Kuribayashi3.
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Positron 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.Entities:
Keywords: Diagnosis; Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG); Malignant pleural mesothelioma; Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT); Prognosis; Re-staging; Staging; Treatment response assessment
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27222020 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-016-0555-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Radiol ISSN: 1867-1071 Impact factor: 2.374