What factors do you consider when interpreting post treatment PET Deauville scores for patients treated with chemotherapy for classical Hodgkin Lymphoma?
Is your scoring based on SUV uptake vs the subjective interpretation of the radiologist? How do you go about reconciling Deauville scoring when there is a difference of opinion between radiologists? What factors do you consider when deciding between a Deauville score of 3 vs 4 if the SUV values of the potential residual lymphoma are very close to the SUV of the liver?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
PET-CT interpretation using Deauville Criteria (5 point scale) provides a more objective and descriptive methodology than previous scoring systems. However, there are still numerous limitations and challenges and I suspect refined methods to report PET-CT responses will evolve in the future. I utili...
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