What you need to know about the clinical utility of PET-CT

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What you need to know about the clinical utility of PET-CT

14 September 2022

By Remy Lim

Wednesday 14 September 2022, 12:30 AM

Fused PET and CT images showing high metabolic activity within the anterior mediastinal lymphomatous masses, which measure up to 5cm [Image: Supplied]

This article looks at recent advances in combined functional and anatomic imaging, specifically positron emission tomography-computed tomography

Key points, PET-CT is a hybrid imaging modality that produces a more complete picture of a patient’s cancer disease status than standalone CT. Patients are elig, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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References

1. Mondello P, Musolino C, Dogliotti I, et al. ABVD vs BEACOPP escalated in advanced-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma: Results from a multicenter European study. Am J Hematol 2020;95(9):1030–37.

2. Salvadori J, Odille F, Verger A, et al. Head-to-head comparison between digital and analog PET of human and phantom images when optimized for maximizing the signal-to-noise ratio from small lesions. EJNMMI Phys 2020;7(1):11.

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