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Deauville Criteria

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The Deauville 5-point scoring system is an internationally accepted and utilized five-point scoring system for the Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avidity of a Hodgkin's lymphoma or Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma tumor mass as seen on FDG Positron emission tomography:

  • Score 1: No uptake above the background
  • Score 2: Uptake ≤ mediastinum
  • Score 3: Uptake > mediastinum but ≤ liver
  • Score 4: Uptake moderately increased compared to the liver at any site
  • Score 5: Uptake markedly increased compared to the liver at any site
  • Score X: New areas of uptake unlikely to be related to lymphoma


    • Scores of 1 and 2 are considered to be negative and 4 and 5 are considered to be positive. "Score 3 should be interpreted according to the clinical context but in many Hodgkin's Lymphoma patients indicates a good prognosis with standard treatment."

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    Deauville Criteria Wikipedia
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