title: Hodgkin's disease: a quantitative evaluation by computed tomography of tumor burden.
abstract: A direct method for the evaluation by computed tomography (CT) of the neoplastic mass (tumor burden [TB]) has been adopted in 34 patients diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in the early stage. Stressed are its prognostic value, and its correlation with the clinical and laboratory parameters usually adopted in the staging of the disease and in its follow-up. It is concluded that the CT-calculated TB is a reliable index showing good correlation with other commonly used prognostic parameters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico, Via del Pozzo 71, I-41100 Modena, Italy. torricelli.pietro@unimo.it
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torricelli
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fiocchi
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Federico
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017567:Karnofsky Performance Status; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin