Diagnostic performance of FDG-PET/CT of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder and factors affecting diagnostic yield.

Felipe Montes de JesusT C KweeX U KahleM NijlandT van MeertenG HulsR A J O DierckxS RosatiA DiepstraW van der BijE A M VerschuurenA W J M GlaudemansW Noordzij

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)

FDG-PET/CT has a good diagnostic performance in patients suspected of PTLD, with a good inter-observer agreement. Only LDH levels seemed to influence the detection performance of FDG-PET/CT. EBV-DNA load and timing of FDG-PET/CT after transplantation did not affect FDG-PET/CT diagnostic yield.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
epstein barr virus
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
pulmonary embolism
stem cells
peritoneal dialysis
single molecule
circulating tumor
label free