18F FDG imaging - response criteria in tumors

Abstract

With the progress of medical oncology, it became apparent that anatomical imaging is oftentimes insufficient for therapy response evaluation. Hybrid imaging, namely ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT has helped to overcome these limitations. The aim of this paper is to emphasize the utility and impact in clinical use of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT, and to give an overview of the most important ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT tumor response criteria. We also focus on standardization of hybrid imaging techniques as this is of outmost importance to provide reliable imaging evaluation.

Keywords: PET/CT; Response criteria; Tumor.