Assessment of tumour response after stereotactic ablative radiation therapy for lung cancer: A prospective quantitative hybrid 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography and CT perfusion study.

Dae-Myoung YangDavid PalmaAlexander LouieRichard MalthanerDalilah FortinGeorge RodriguesBrian P YaremkoJoanna LabaStewart GaedeAndrew WarnerRichard InculetTing-Yim Lee

Published in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2018)

Hybrid 18 F-FDG-PET/CTP allowed the response of NSCLC to SABR to be assessed regarding metabolic and functional parameters. Future studies are needed, with correlation with long-term outcomes, to evaluate these findings as potential imaging biomarkers of response.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
computed tomography
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high resolution
image quality
advanced non small cell lung cancer
risk assessment
climate change
epidermal growth factor receptor