title: [The role of positron emission tomography in in lymphoma diagnosis and treatment].
abstract: Objective and description of the review: To describe the role of PET and PET/CT as a better technique than gallium-67-citric or radiology in diagnosing histotypes of lymphoma and in following treatment. Lugano system is indicated for the specific diagnosis of histotypes, except in cases who do not take-up the radioactive agents such as the external lymphadenic border line B-lymphoma, lymphoma from small B- cells and spongoid mycosis. Treatment results are estimated by the PET/CT scans especially in Hodgkin's lymphoma. Favourable treatment in all lymphomas is estimated by the higher uptake of the radiopharmaceutical. In resistant cases, negative PET/CT scan suggests possible bone-marrow cells transplantation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The PET/CT scan can identify the stages and evaluate treatment results, of lymphomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Theageneion Anticancer Hospital, Alex. Simeonidi 2, PC 54007, Thessaloniki, Greece. hpavlidou@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dimitris C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Papamichael
authors.forename: Nikoletta K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Pianou
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chatzipavlidou
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome