PET/CT reading for relapse in non-small cell lung cancer after chemoradiotherapy in the PET-Plan trial cohort.

Alexander BroseKerstin MichalskiJuri RufMarco ToschSusanne M EschmannMathias SchreckenbergerJochem KönigUrsula NestleMatthias Miederer

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2023)

Visual assessment especially if associated with high reader certainty shows very high interobserver agreement and high accuracy that can be further increased by baseline PET/CT information. The implementation of a patient individual liver threshold value definition, similar to the threshold definition in PERCIST, offers a more standardized method matching the accuracy of experienced readers albeit not providing further improvement of accuracy.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
healthcare
primary care
rectal cancer
locally advanced
study protocol
free survival
clinical evaluation