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International Journal of Molecular Imaging
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 942063, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/942063
Research Article

Revisiting the Marrow Metabolic Changes after Chemotherapy in Lymphoma: A Step towards Personalized Care

Bingfeng Tang,1 Malaykumar M. Patel,2 Regina H. Wong,2,3 Daniel Wood,2 Christiana O. Wong,2,4 Dafang Wu,2 Pek Lan Khong,5 and Ching Yee Oliver Wong2,6

1Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
2Department of Radiology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
3LSA, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
4Saybrook College, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
5Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
6Positron Diagnostic Center and Medical Cyclotron, Department of Nuclear Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W, Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA

Received 7 June 2011; Accepted 24 June 2011

Academic Editor: Jun Hatazawa

Copyright © 2011 Bingfeng Tang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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