[PET/CT Image Values in Clinical Staging of the Patients with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma]
1Department of Radiology, The 363 Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China .
Objective:
To explore the PET/CT image value in clinical staging for the patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
Methods:
A total of 142 cases of NHL in our hospital from May 2012 to February 2015 were enrolled in this study. The results of PET/CT staging and clinical staging were compared. The staging of simple intranodal NHL and extranodal NHL with or without lymphonode involvement was analyzed.
Results:
The clinical staging results of 142 NHL patients showed that 8 cases were observed in I stage, 34 cases were observed in II stage, 40 cases were observed in III stage, 60 cases were found in IV stage; the staging results of PET/CT showed that 6 cases were found in I stage, 36 cases were found in II stage, 44 cases were found in III stage, 56 cases were found in IV stage. The coincidence rate of PET/CT staging with clinical staging was 95.77% (136/142). Comparison of PET and CT staging for simple intranodal NHL indicated no statistical difference (P > 0.05), while the PET and CT staging results of extranodal NHL with or without lymphonode involvement were statistically significant different (P < 0.05).
Conclusion:
The PET/CT image can accurately detect the involved lymphnodes and can sensitively detect the involved extranodal lesions. PET/CT staging has high coincidence rate with clinical staging, thereby it can be used to guide the clinical treatment.
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