title: [FDG-PET on the day after first chemotherapy in malignant lymphoma].
abstract: Positron emission tomography using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PE) was performed in four patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on the day after initial chemotherapy, in an attempt to predict the effects of chemotherapy earlier than standard methods. Twelve regions displaying intense uptake on baseline FDG-PET were selected, and decreases in the rate for each region were calculated from standardized uptake values on the day following chemotherapy. Seven of the 12 regions demonstrated decrease rates of 60% or more, and two decreased by 100%. This study indicates that FDG-PET on the day after first chemotherapy seems to reflect the effect of chemotherapy on malignant lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Daiyukai General Hospital.
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.forename: Osami
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Daimaru
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshiya
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinai
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohishi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013997:Time Factors; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18