Published May 2019 | Version v1
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Staging with extended FDG-PET/MRT

Creators

  • 1. Universitätsklinikum Leipzig (Germany). Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin

Description

Oncological staging currently includes an FDG-PET from the base of the skull to the middle of the thigh. Only in patients with malignant melanoma or cutaneous lymphoma is the entire body examined. The otherwise usually limited protocol is intended to shorten the examination time and reduce radiation exposure. But important brain features can be overlooked, Franceschi et al. stated.

Abstract (German)

Das onkologische Staging umfasst derzeit eine FDG-PET von der Schädelbasis bis zur Mitte des Oberschenkels. Nur bei Patienten mit malignem Melanom oder kutanen Lymphomen wird der gesamte Körper untersucht. Das sonst üblicherweise limitierte Protokoll soll die Untersuchungszeit verkürzen und die Strahlenbelastung vermindern. Doch dadurch können wichtige Hirnbefunde übersehen werden, stellten Franceschi et al. fest.

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (German)
Staging mit erweitertem FDG-PET/MRT

Publishing Information

Journal Title
RoeFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Roentgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren
Journal Volume
191
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 402-404
ISSN
1438-9029
CODEN
RFGNDO

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
50068184
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LYMPHOMAS; MELANOMAS; NMR IMAGING; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RELAXATION TIME; SKULL; WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARCINOMAS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPITHELIOMAS; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; FUNCTIONS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; SKELETON; TOMOGRAPHY