The value of FDG-PET/CT in assessing single pulmonary nodules in patients at high risk of lung cancer

Purpose To evaluate whether PET/low-dose CT (ldCT) using 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) improves characterization of indeterminate single pulmonary nodules (SPNs) in patients at high risk of lung cancer. Methods Retrospective analysis of 307 patients who underwent FDG-PET/CT for indeterminate SPNs id...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2009-06, Vol.36 (6), p.997-1004
Hauptverfasser:	Kagna, Olga, Solomonov, Anna, Keidar, Zohar, Bar-Shalom, Rachel, Fruchter, Oren, Yigla, Mordechai, Israel, Ora, Guralnik, Luda
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Cardiology False Positive Reactions Female Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - metabolism Humans Imaging Lung cancer Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Lung Neoplasms - metabolism Male Medical diagnosis Medical imaging Medical screening Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Nuclear Medicine Oncology Original Article Orthopedics Positron-Emission Tomography Radiation Dosage Radiology Retrospective Studies Risk Sensitivity and Specificity Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - diagnostic imaging Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - metabolism Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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