Value of pretreatment 18F-FDG PET/CT in prognosis and the reflection of tumor burden: a study in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma

• Published in: International journal of medical sciences Vol. 18; no. 8; pp. 1857 - 1865
• Main Authors: Man, Shuai, Yan, Jie, Li, Jie, Cao, Yanna, Hu, Jiajian, Ma, Wenchao, Liu, Jianjing, Zhao, Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Ivyspring International Publisher Pty Ltd 01.01.2021; Ivyspring International Publisher
• Subjects: Age; Biopsy; Bone marrow; Cancer; Dehydrogenases; Lymphatic system; Medical prognosis; Metabolism; Metastasis; Neuroblastoma; Pediatrics; Research Paper; Software; Tomography; Tumors; neuroblastoma; 18F-FDG PET/CT; progression; tumor burden; MTV; TLG

Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT has been commonly used in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma (NB) for diagnosis. We retrospectively reviewed 40 pediatric patients with newly diagnosed NB who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT. Clinicopathological factors and metabolic parame...