TY - JOUR
T1 - The promise and limits of PET texture analysis
AU - Cheng, Nai Ming
AU - Fang, Yu Hua Dean
AU - Yen, Tzu Chen
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Metabolic heterogeneity is a recognized characteristic of malignant tumors. Positron emission tomography (PET) texture analysis evaluated intratumoral heterogeneity in the uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose. There were recent evidences that PET textural features were of prognostic significance in patients with different solid tumors. Unfortunately, there are still crucial standardization challenges to transform PET texture parameters from their current use as research tools into the arena of validated technologies for use in oncology practice. Testing its generalizability, robustness, consistency, and limitations is necessary before implementing it in daily patient care.
AB - Metabolic heterogeneity is a recognized characteristic of malignant tumors. Positron emission tomography (PET) texture analysis evaluated intratumoral heterogeneity in the uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose. There were recent evidences that PET textural features were of prognostic significance in patients with different solid tumors. Unfortunately, there are still crucial standardization challenges to transform PET texture parameters from their current use as research tools into the arena of validated technologies for use in oncology practice. Testing its generalizability, robustness, consistency, and limitations is necessary before implementing it in daily patient care.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12149-013-0759-8
DO - 10.1007/s12149-013-0759-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23943197
AN - SCOPUS:84890310794
SN - 0914-7187
VL - 27
SP - 867
EP - 869
JO - Annals of Nuclear Medicine
JF - Annals of Nuclear Medicine
IS - 9
ER -