PET/CT for Staging; Past, Present, and Future

Accurate and reproducible staging is crucial for management of malignant lymphomas. Disease stage influences treatment decisions more significantly than any other clinical information in most lymphoma subtypes, and contributes with important prognostic information on its own or as part of clinical prognostic scores. Information derived from medical imaging is the single most important determinant of disease stage, and the introduction PET/CT for lymphoma has led to substantial changes in the concept as well as practice of lymphoma staging.
Source: Seminars in Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Source Type: research