[Diagnostic imaging of lymphomas].
Computed tomography (CT) is currently the most commonly tool used for staging malignant lymphoma at diagnosis and restaging the disease after treatment. However functional imaging and mainly the 18-F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) outperforms CT in 18-FDG avid lymphomas. PET is now included in the new international response criteria and allows a better assessment of remaining residual mass after treatment. Early TEP result is an independent prognosis factor in diffuse large B cell lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. Ongoing clinical trials are now testing risk adapted strategies based on early TEP results in these two lymphoma subtypes.
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Service d'hématologie clinique, CHU Dijon, Hôpital Le Bocage, 21034 Dijon cedex. olivier.casasnovas@chu-dijon.fr
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*