Positron emission tomography (PET) - diagnostic and clinical use
Morland B
Record ID 32003000504
Norwegian
Authors' objectives:
The objective of the report was to update the knowledge on diagnostic and clinical use of PET by summarising the findings of recent HTA reports and systematic reviews of relevance. This report updates SMM-Report 8/2000.
Authors' recommendations:
The report is based on a total of 14 HTA-reports and 3 systematic reviews.
- There are many overlapping references in the reports and they generally conlude in agreement.
- The clinical use of PET as diagnostic tool has increased in the period, despite the lack of good documentation regarding clinical effectiveness.
- The main areas of use is still within oncology, neurology and cardiology.
- HTA reports published after the INAHTA report of 1999 and the SMM-report in 2000, concludes that PET is more accurate than other diagnostic procedures for several indications within oncology and should therefore be used.
- This applies mainly in diagnosing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and solitary pulmonary nodules, by staging of Hodgkin's disease, in identifying metastasis from malignant melanoma and colorectal cancer, and the finding of tumors in the head/neck.
- It is important to notice that PET still is in the developing phase. Examinations should therefore be performed within the framework of clinical trials, since there is still a great need for knowledge collected systematically.
- It is also important to notice that PET scanning should only be used if the results of the test will affect patient management.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.nokc.no/
Year Published:
2003
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Norway
MeSH Terms
- Tomography, Emission-Computed
- Neoplasms
Contact
Organisation Name:
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Contact Address:
Universitetsgata 2, Postbox 7004 St. Olavs plass, NO-0310 Oslo NORWAY. Tel: +47 23 25 50 00; Fax: +47 23 25 50 10;
Contact Name:
Berit.Morland@nokc.no, dagny.fredheim@nokc.no
Contact Email:
Berit.Morland@nokc.no, dagny.fredheim@nokc.no
Copyright:
The Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.