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Ukihide Tateishi¹

¹Department of Radiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan, utateish@yokohama-cu.ac.jp.

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Standardizing fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) protocols is crucial for accurate lymphoma management. Establishing quality control and core laboratory systems will improve image consistency across institutions.

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Area of Science:

Nuclear medicine
Radiology
Oncology

Background:

Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) offers valuable functional and morphologic data for lymphoma patient management.
PET/CT is utilized for initial staging, re-staging, monitoring treatment response, and evaluating prognosis via interim PET/CT (iPET/CT).

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the need for standardized PET/CT protocols in lymphoma management.
To emphasize the benefits of quality control and core laboratory facilities for ensuring consistent image quality across multicenter studies.

Main Methods:

Review of current applications of PET/CT in lymphoma.
Discussion on the importance of standardized scanning protocols and quality control (QC) for acquired data.
Proposal for establishing a core laboratory facility to promote standardization.

Main Results:

Standardization of image quality across multiple institutions is achievable through optimized imaging conditions and scanner QC.
Multicenter studies are investigating stratified treatment protocols based on iPET/CT findings.

Conclusions:

A systematic approach focusing on standardized protocols, QC, and a core laboratory is beneficial for reliable PET/CT use in lymphoma.
Further research is necessary to fully standardize PET/CT protocols for malignant lymphoma management.