FDG PET-CT for solitary pulmonary nodule and lung cancer: Literature review - 14/10/16

Doi : 10.1016/j.diii.2016.06.020

D. Groheux ^a,^b,^⁎ , G. Quere ^c, E. Blanc ^a,^d, C. Lemarignier ^a,^b, L. Vercellino ^a, C. de Margerie-Mellon ^e, P. Merlet ^a, S. Querellou ^f,^g
^a Service de médecine nucléaire, hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP–HP), 75010 Paris, France
^b Université de Paris-Diderot, INSERM U944/CNRS UMR7212, 75000 Paris, France
^c Service des maladies respiratoires, CHU de Brest, 29200 Brest, France
^d Service de médecine nucléaire, centre chirurgical Marie-Lannelongue, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
^e Service de radiologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP–HP), 75010 Paris, France
^f Service de médecine nucléaire, CHU de Brest, 29200 Brest, France
^g EA 3878, GETBO, IFR 148, Brest université, 29200 Brest, France

^⁎Corresponding author at: Service de médecine nucléaire, hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, 1, avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.

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Abstract

The investigation of solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has rapidly become one of the main indications for ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET), currently combined with computed tomography (PET-CT). In this literature review, we first attempt to clarify how PET imaging contributes to investigating SPN, in conjunction with conventional CT. We highlight the prospects of research underway to improve our understanding of SPN. In the second part of this review, we analyze the current role of PET-CT in the overall care process for lung cancer. We review the indications for which consensus has been reached, for example initial staging, as well as new indications such as radiation therapy planning or prognostic assessment.

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Keywords : PET-CT, FDG, Solitary pulmonary nodule, Lung cancer, Prognosis