Standardized classification schemes in reporting oncologic PET/CT.

Front Med (Lausanne)

Molecular Imaging Division, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, Mount Sinai Hospital and Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Published: January 2023

The imaging report is essential for the communication between physicians in patient care. The information it contains must be clear, concise with evidence-based conclusions and sufficient to support clinical decision-making. In recent years, several classification schemes and/or reporting guidelines for PET have been introduced. In this manuscript, we will review the classifications most frequently used in oncology for interpreting and reporting F-FDG PET imaging in lymphoma, multiple myeloma, melanoma and head and neck cancers, PSMA-ligand PET imaging for prostate cancer, and Ga-DOTA-peptide PET in neuroendocrine tumors (NET).

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