scholarly journals The role of whole-Body fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in staging and surveillance of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Terezakis ◽  
Shunqing Zhang ◽  
Allen Rossetti-Chung ◽  
Sumit Sood
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Carmelo Caldarella ◽  
Giorgio Treglia ◽  
Maria Antonietta Isgrò ◽  
Ivan Treglia ◽  
Alessandro Giordano

Background and Aim. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is well recognized as a powerful diagnostic tool in the initial staging of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). The aim of this paper is to perform a systematic review about the usefulness of FDG-PET or PET/CT in evaluating the response to treatment in patients with MM. Methods. The scientific literature about the role of FDG-PET or PET/CT in evaluating the response to treatment in patients affected by MM was systematically reviewed. Results. Ten studies about the role of FDG-PET or PET/CT in evaluating treatment response in MM were retrieved and discussed. Conclusions. FDG-PET or PET/CT seems to be helpful in assessing the response to treatment in patients with MM and in the evaluation of possible sites of recurrent or progressive disease.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Treglia ◽  
Maria Vittoria Mattoli ◽  
Francesco Bertagna

Background and Purpose. Several studies have evaluated the role of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET and PET/CT) in diagnosing and assessing disease activity in patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF). The aim of our paper is to perform a literature review on this topic. Methods. Scientific articles that evaluated the usefulness of FDG-PET and PET/CT in patients with RF were searched and discussed. Results. Eleven studies were found, and the main findings of these articles were described. Conclusion. FDG-PET and PET/CT are useful functional imaging methods for assessing patients with RF both in the diagnosis and in the treatment response evaluation. Moreover, further studies are needed to substantiate the role of FDG-PET and PET/CT in patients with RF.


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