Nanni Cristina
Nuclear Medicine Bld.30, AOU S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Massarenti n.9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Cancers (Basel). 2020 Apr 22;12(4):1030. doi: 10.3390/cancers12041030.
The International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG)recommends FDG PET/CT (Fluoro-Deoxy-glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography) as the gold standard imaging modality for initial evaluation and response to therapy assessment in multiple myeloma. In fact, FDG PET/CT, provides multiple useful indexes to risk-stratify patients and has significant prognostic value. However, multiple myeloma remains a complex disease to interpret on imaging. The Italian myeloma criteria for PET use (IMPeTUs) were proposed to standardize FDG PET/CT reading in multiple myeloma. In this communication an overview on IMPeTUs is provided as well as some examples of application.
国际骨髓瘤工作组(IMWG)推荐氟代脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描(FDG PET/CT)作为多发性骨髓瘤初始评估和治疗反应评估的金标准成像方式。事实上,FDG PET/CT为患者风险分层提供了多个有用指标,具有重要的预后价值。然而,多发性骨髓瘤在影像学上仍是一种难以解读的复杂疾病。意大利骨髓瘤PET使用标准(IMPeTUs)旨在规范多发性骨髓瘤中FDG PET/CT的解读。本文介绍了IMPeTUs的概况及其一些应用实例。