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The role of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in evaluating the response to treatment in patients with multiple myeloma.

Carmelo CaldarellaGiorgio TregliaMaria Antonietta IsgròIvan TregliaAlessandro Giordano
Published in: International journal of molecular imaging (2012)
Background and Aim. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is well recognized as a powerful diagnostic tool in the initial staging of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). The aim of this paper is to perform a systematic review about the usefulness of FDG-PET or PET/CT in evaluating the response to treatment in patients with MM. Methods. The scientific literature about the role of FDG-PET or PET/CT in evaluating the response to treatment in patients affected by MM was systematically reviewed. Results. Ten studies about the role of FDG-PET or PET/CT in evaluating treatment response in MM were retrieved and discussed. Conclusions. FDG-PET or PET/CT seems to be helpful in assessing the response to treatment in patients with MM and in the evaluation of possible sites of recurrent or progressive disease.
Keyphrases
  • pet ct
  • positron emission tomography
  • pet imaging
  • computed tomography
  • multiple myeloma
  • multiple sclerosis
  • systematic review
  • replacement therapy
  • lymph node