Prognostic Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Sze Ting Lee,M. Ghanem,R. A. Herbertson,S. U. Berlangieri,A. J. Byrne,K. Tabone,Paul Mitchell,Simon R. Knight,M. Feigen,Andrew M. Scott

Prognostic Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

2009

Sze Ting Lee
M. Ghanem
R. A. Herbertson
S. U. Berlangieri
A. J. Byrne
K. Tabone
Paul Mitchell
Simon R. Knight
M. Feigen
Andrew M. Scott

Purpose To evaluate prognostic value of integrated 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-d-glucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) and correlate histopathological subtype with maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and survival in patients with malignant mesothelioma (MM).

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Radiology
Nuclear medicine
Medicine
Mesothelioma
Standardized uptake value
Tomography
Computed tomography
PET-CT
fdg pet ct
in patient
pleural mesothelioma

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