Interobserver and Intraobserver Variability among Measurements of FDG PET/CT Parameters in Pulmonary Tumors


BÜYÜKDERELİ G., GULER M., SEYDAOĞLU G.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.33, no.3, pp.308-315, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.140530
  • Journal Name: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.308-315
  • Keywords: FDG PET/CT, pulmonary tumors, standardized uptake value, variability, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, F-18-FDG PET, NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY, CT MEASUREMENTS, CANCER, REPRODUCIBILITY, PREDICTION, AGREEMENT, NODULES, HEAD
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET/CT) provides information about metabolic and morphologic status of malignancies. Tumor size and standardized uptake value (SUV) measurements are crucial for cancer treatment monitoring.