Which Type of Scan Works Better For CLL?
Below is a very recent ASH2009 abstract that compares the usefulness of CT scans (with or without contrast), PET scans and combination of CT and PET scans, across a spectrum of blood cancers. Comparison of Contrast-Enhanced CT, PET/CT, PET, and Low-Dose Non-Contrast Enhanced CT Imaging of Diffuse Large B-Cell, Follicular, Small Lymphocytic/CLL, and Marginal Zone Lymphomas Elise A. Chong, BA1*, Drew A. Torigian, MD, MA2*, Abass Alavi, MD3*, Jakub Svoboda, MD1, Anthony R Mato, MD4*, Sunita Dwvedy Nasta, MD1*, Lisa H. Downs, CRNP1* and Stephen J. Schuster, MD1 1Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 3Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 4Hematology and Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Introduction: Anatomic imaging using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) is essential for management of lymphomas. Functional imaging using 1
