Pseudolesions of the Liver According to PET/CT with 18F-FDG and Other Imaging Techniques for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
https://doi.org/10.37174/2587-7593-2026-9-2-28-36
Abstract
In most cases, the detection of focal liver changes in patients with systemic lymphoproliferative disease by imaging methods is associated in the mind of a radiologist with organ damage, which, accordingly, significantly affects the determination of the stage and treatment strategy. The PET/CT method is recognized as the most informative in determining the prevalence of the pathological process in Hodgkin’s lymphoma [1]. When determining the nature of focal changes in the liver parenchyma, the diagnostician is faced with the need to differentiate organ damage by a systemic process from pseudolesions. The picture of these processes in ultrasound (ultrasound), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been studied for a long time, and data on the capabilities of PET/CT in combination with other imaging methods have not been sufficiently studied.
Purpose. To introduce colleagues to a special type of selective accumulation of 18F-FDG in the liver, a trap that can become a source of misinterpretation and compare PET data with other imaging methods.
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E. V. Rozengauz
A.M. Granov Russian Research Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies; I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Evgeny V. Rozengauz
70 Leningradskaya Str., Pesochny, Saint Petersburg, 197758
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A. L. Dolbov
A.M. Granov Russian Research Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies
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Artyom L. Dolbov
70 Leningradskaya Str., Pesochny, Saint Petersburg, 197758
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N. V. Ilyin
A.M. Granov Russian Research Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies
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Nikolay V. Ilyin
70 Leningradskaya Str., Pesochny, Saint Petersburg, 197758
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M. Yu. Golovtsova
A.M. Granov Russian Research Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies
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Marianna Yu. Golovtsova
70 Leningradskaya Str., Pesochny, Saint Petersburg, 197758
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E. N. Shelkoplyas
A.M. Granov Russian Research Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies
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Elina N. Shelkoplyas
70 Leningradskaya Str., Pesochny, Saint Petersburg, 197758
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A. A. Khomenko
A.M. Granov Russian Research Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies
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Anton A. Khomenko
70 Leningradskaya Str., Pesochny, Saint Petersburg, 197758
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Rozengauz E.V., Dolbov A.L., Ilyin N.V., Golovtsova M.Yu., Shelkoplyas E.N., Khomenko A.A. Pseudolesions of the Liver According to PET/CT with 18F-FDG and Other Imaging Techniques for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy. 2026;9(2):28-36. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.37174/2587-7593-2026-9-2-28-36
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