The Role of 11C-Methionine PET Imaging for the Evaluation of Lymphomas: A Systematic Review
Francesco Dondi, Maria Gazzilli, Gian Luca Viganò, Antonio Rosario Pisani, Cristina Ferrari, Giuseppe Rubini, Francesco Bertagna, Yamasaki Satoshi · 2024
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Francesco Dondi and co-authors present a systematic review from two thousand twenty-four on a PET imaging tracer for lymphomas. PET scans use radioactive tracers to reveal disease, and the standard sugar tracer is not the only option. A tracer based on methionine, an amino acid, has shown promise for judging these blood cancers.
The team searched three major databases for studies of this tracer in lymphoma care. Eighteen studies met their criteria. Uses included judging disease extent, checking response to therapy, forecasting outcome, and telling lymphoma apart from other conditions. Results across the body and in the central nervous system were broadly like those of the standard tracer. The authors see a real, if still uneven, evidence base for the method.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francesco Dondi, Maria Gazzilli, Gian Luca Viganò, Antonio Rosario Pisani, Cristina Ferrari, Giuseppe Rubini, Francesco Bertagna, Yamasaki Satoshi |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |