Value of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting survival in multiple myeloma

Haznedar, Rauf; Aki, Sahika; Akdemir, ÜMİT; ÖZKURT, ZÜBEYDE; Ceneli, Ozcan; Yagci, Munci; Sucak, Gulsan; ÜNLÜ, MUSTAFA

doi:10.1007/s00259-011-1738-8

Value of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting survival in multiple myeloma

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Haznedar R., Aki S. Z. , Akdemir O. U. , ÖZKURT Z. N. , Ceneli O., Yagci M., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, vol.38, no.6, pp.1046-1053, 2011 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 38 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00259-011-1738-8
Title of Journal : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
Page Numbers: pp.1046-1053

Abstract

We assessed the role of the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of bone marrow and the extramedullary lesion with the highest SUVmax in positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients in predicting overall survival (OS).