18FDG PET in lymphoma

18F-FDG PET/CT has become essential in the management of patients with Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging is based upon increased anaerobic metabolism of neoplastic tissue. The degree of hypermetabolism is somewhat proportional to lymphoma grade. Based on...

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Main Author: Goldsmith Stanley J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Oncology, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia 2012-01-01
Series:Archive of Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-7310/2012/0354-73101204094G.pdf