Lymphoma Severity and Type Are Associated With Aortic FDG Uptake by ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT Imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is evidence that metabolic disease burden in lymphoma influences patient outcome. However, the impact of disease severity on the cardiovascular system is unknown.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to examine whether lymphoma is associated with arterial inflammation by investigating the relationship between disease metabolic burden and arterial fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake.

Methods

Sixty-two chemotherapy-naïve patients with active Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were matched (2:1) to individual control groups of lymphoma patients previously treated and free of active disease. All groups underwent ¹⁸F-FDG position emission tomography-computed tomography imaging. Disease severity was quantified by metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and tot

SUBMITTER: Vlachopoulos CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature