title: Present and future roles of FDG-PET/CT imaging in the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
abstract: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) integrated with 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) has emerged as a powerful tool for combined metabolic and anatomic evaluations in clinical oncologic imaging. This review discusses the utility of (18)F-FDG PET/CT as a tool to manage patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. We discuss different stages of patient management in malignant pleural mesothelioma, including diagnosis, initial staging, therapy planning, early treatment response assessment, re-staging, and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan. kazu10041976@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuribayashi
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: Diagnosis; Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG); Malignant pleural mesothelioma; Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT); Prognosis; Re-staging; Staging; Treatment response assessment