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Advantages of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Over Conventional Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Lymphoma
NeuroQuantology ; 20(6):990-1001, 2022.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1979729
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Background:

Lymphoma is one of the most common primary malignancies of the hematopoietic system. Lymphoid neoplasms are classified into Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma accounts for about 5% of all cases of malignancies, It is less predictable than Hodgkin lymphoma and more liable for extra-nodal spread. Males are slightly more affected than females with higher incidence in white population. B-cell lymphomas have higher incidence in adults while T-cell lymphomas have higher incidence in children. With many imaging modalities that can describe the morphological changes in lymph nodes, it’s almost exclusive for the PET/CT to describe the biological changes in those lymph nodes through their uptake of FDG which has a great value in determining whether those lymph nodes are affected or not, which in turn will play an important role in treatment & management plan. What gives PET/CT scan the upper hand is that it acts on the biological level of the cells which permit early discovering of the affected lymph nodes, much earlier than standard C.T or MRI scan.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: NeuroQuantology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: NeuroQuantology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article