FDG-PET Response Prediction in Pediatric Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Impact of Metabolically Defined Tumor Volumes and Individualized SUV Measurements on the Positive Predictive Value

FDG-PET Response Prediction in Pediatric Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Impact of Metabolically Defined Tumor Volumes and Individualized SUV Measurements on the Positive Predictive Value

Background: In pediatric Hodgkin’s lymphoma (pHL) early response-to-therapy prediction is metabolically assessed by (18)F-FDG PET carrying an excellent negative predictive value (NPV) but an impaired positive predictive value (PPV). Aim of this study was to improve the PPV while keeping the optimal...

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Main Authors: Amr Elsayed M. Hussien, Christian Furth, Stefan Schönberger, Patrick Hundsdoerfer, Ingo G. Steffen, Holger Amthauer, Hans-Wilhelm Müller, Hubertus Hautzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
FDG-PET
pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma
response assessment
SUV
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/7/1/287

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