Clinical Study

Investigation of Dose Minimisation Protocol for 18F-FDG PET-CT in the Management of Lymphoma Postchemotherapy Followup

Table 1

Sites of disease at presentation on prechemotherapy CT. For the disease sites, the “neck” includes supraclavicular fossae, and the “chest” includes axillae.

Number of disease sitesNumber of patientsSites of disease on prechemotherapy CT

1 60Neck6
Chest33
Abdomen19
Pelvis2

2 30Neck and chest15
Chest and abdomen11
Other4

3 9Neck, chest, abdomen5
Chest, abdomen, pelvis3
Neck, chest, pelvis1

41Neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis1