Journal article
FDG PET/CT: EANM procedure guidelines for tumour imaging: version 2.0
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Vol.42(2), pp.328-354
02/01/2015
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-014-2961-x
PMCID: PMC4315529
PMID: 25452219
Abstract
The purpose of these guidelines is to assist physicians in recommending, performing, interpreting and reporting the results of FDG PET/CT for oncological imaging of adult patients. PET is a quantitative imaging technique and therefore requires a common quality control (QC)/quality assurance (QA) procedure to maintain the accuracy and precision of quantitation. Repeatability and reproducibility are two essential requirements for any quantitative measurement and/or imaging biomarker. Repeatability relates to the uncertainty in obtaining the same result in the same patient when he or she is examined more than once on the same system. However, imaging biomarkers should also have adequate reproducibility, i.e. the ability to yield the same result in the same patient when that patient is examined on different systems and at different imaging sites. Adequate repeatability and reproducibility are essential for the clinical management of patients and the use of FDG PET/CT within multicentre trials. A common standardised imaging procedure will help promote the appropriate use of FDG PET/CT imaging and increase the value of publications and, therefore, their contribution to evidence-based medicine. Moreover, consistency in numerical values between platforms and institutes that acquire the data will potentially enhance the role of semiquantitative and quantitative image interpretation. Precision and accuracy are additionally important as FDG PET/CT is used to evaluate tumour response as well as for diagnosis, prognosis and staging. Therefore both the previous and these new guidelines specifically aim to achieve standardised uptake value harmonisation in multicentre settings.
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- Title: Subtitle
- FDG PET/CT: EANM procedure guidelines for tumour imaging: version 2.0
- Creators
- Ronald Boellaard - VU AmsterdamRoberto Delgado-Bolton - Center for Biomedical Research of La RiojaWim J. G. Oyen - Radboud University Nijmegen Medical CentreFrancesco Giammarile - Department of Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon, Lyon, FranceKlaus Tatsch - Department of Nuclear Medicine, Municipal Hospital Karlsruhe Inc., Karlsruhe, GermanyWolfgang Eschner - University of CologneFred J. Verzijlbergen - Erasmus MCSally F. Barrington - St Thomas' HospitalLucy C. Pike - St Thomas' HospitalWolfgang A. Weber - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterSigrid Stroobants - Antwerp University HospitalDominique Delbeke - Vanderbilt University Medical CenterKevin J. Donohoe - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterScott Holbrook - Invivo Molecular Imaging LLCMichael M. Graham - University of IowaGiorgio Testanera - Humanitas UniversityOtto S. Hoekstra - VU AmsterdamJosee Zijlstra - VU AmsterdamEric Visser - Radboud University Nijmegen Medical CentreCorneline J. Hoekstra - Jeroen Bosch ZiekenhuisJan Pruim - University Medical Center GroningenAntoon Willemsen - Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Dept Nucl Med & Mol Imaging, Groningen, NetherlandsBertjan Arends - Catharina ZiekenhuisJoerg Kotzerke - Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, GermanyAndreas Bockisch - Essen University HospitalThomas Beyer - Medical University of ViennaArturo Chiti - Humanitas UniversityBernd J. Krause - University of RostockEuropean Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Vol.42(2), pp.328-354
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00259-014-2961-x
- PMID
- 25452219
- PMCID
- PMC4315529
- NLM abbreviation
- Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
- ISSN
- 1619-7070
- eISSN
- 1619-7089
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 27
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Radiation Oncology
- Record Identifier
- 9984312961502771
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