The role of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters in the differential diagnosis of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder after pediatric liver transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a significant complication after liver transplantation. Research on the diagnostic value of the Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT) metabolic parameters of PTLD in pediatric liver transplantation (pLT) recipients is limited. This study sought to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in differentiating between PTLD and non-PTLD lymphadenopathy in pLT recipients.

Methods

This retrospective study collected the ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scans with clinical and pathological information of all consecutive children who were clinically suspected of PTLD from November 2016 to September 2022 at the Beijing Friendship Hosp

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10895102 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature