Authors: M J ODoherty P J Hoskin
Publish Date: 2003/04/12
Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: S128-S130
Abstract
The management of Hodgkins and nonHodgkins lymphoma is dependent on the accurate staging of the disease classification of histology and identification of established prognostic factors The standard staging methods rely on computed tomography CT and the use of magnetic resonance imaging MRI for extranodal sites or bone marrow involvement The accuracy of CT in the identification of smallvolume nodal disease and extranodal sites including liver and spleen is variable but has clearly improved since the improvement in CT technology and the wider use of contrast studies The accuracy of these modalities in determining the presence of disease within residual masses is however still poor Functional imaging techniques such as gallium67 scan and more recently fluorine18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography FDG PET may convey an advantage over anatomical imaging both in staging and in the assessment of disease response
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