Utility of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in children with relapsed/refractory leukemia.

Zuhre Kaya Ozgür Umit Akdemir Lutfiye Ozlem Atay Nalan Akyurek Faruk Guclu Pinarli İdil Yenicesu Ülker Koçak

Published in: Pediatric hematology and oncology (2019)

The findings suggest that FDG-PET/CT may be a complementary imaging modality that could be combined with bone marrow examination to improve detection of subtle leukemic infiltration in children with suspected leukemia progression or recurrence after chemotherapy or allo-SCT.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
bone marrow
acute myeloid leukemia
computed tomography
young adults
pet ct
pet imaging
mesenchymal stem cells
high resolution
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
squamous cell carcinoma
real time pcr
loop mediated isothermal amplification
fluorescence imaging