[Insight-users] Measuring tumor diameter

[Luis Ibanez]

Hi Benjamin,

Unfortunately the two measures that you indicated
are not sufficient for estimating maximum diameter,
nor volume of a tumor.


For further reading about clinically accepted
measures of tumor size, you want to look at:

RECIST Criteria:
(Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors):
http://imaging.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/imaging/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_Evaluation_Criteria_in_Solid_Tumors


     Regards,


            Luis


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On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Benjamin Suntag <gatnus at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Maybe you can help me. My wife’s Pet Scan for a lung cancer indicates:
> the lesion measures 5.2cm in maximal AP dimension and 4.2 to 4.5 cm in
> maximal transverse dimension.
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> Can you determine what the mass measures in maximum diameter from this?
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> Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
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