The Value of FDG PET/CT in Treatment Response Assessment, Follow-Up, and Surveillance of Lung Cancer.

Authors :: Sheikhbahaei S
Mena E
Yanamadala A
Reddy S
Solnes LB
Wachsmann J
Subramaniam RM
Source :: AJR. American journal of roentgenology [AJR Am J Roentgenol] 2017 Feb; Vol. 208 (2), pp. 420-433. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Oct 11.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this article is to summarize the evidence regarding the role of FDG PET/CT in treatment response assessment and surveillance of lung cancer and to provide suggested best practices.<br />Conclusion: FDG PET/CT is a valuable imaging tool for assessing treatment response for patients with lung cancer, though evidence for its comparative effectiveness with chest CT is still evolving. FDG PET/CT is most useful when there is clinical suspicion or other evidence for disease recurrence or metastases. The sequencing, cost analysis, and comparative effectiveness of FDG PET/CT and conventional imaging modalities in the follow-up setting need to be investigated.

Subjects :: Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lung Neoplasms mortality
Male
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local prevention & control
Outcome Assessment, Health Care methods
Radiopharmaceuticals
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Lung Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms therapy
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local diagnostic imaging
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local mortality
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography statistics & numerical data

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