The impact of infection and inflammation in oncologic 18 F-FDG PET/CT imaging

Sites of infection and inflammation can be misleading in oncology PET/CT imaging because these areas commonly show F-FDG activity. Caution in the interpretation must be taken to avoid the misdiagnosis of malignancy. Utilization of both CT findings as well as patient history can help differentiate be...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy 2019-09, Vol.117, p.109168
Hauptverfasser:	Rahman, W Tania, Wale, Daniel J, Viglianti, Benjamin L, Townsend, Danyelle M, Manganaro, Matthew S, Gross, Milton D, Wong, Ka Kit, Rubello, Domenico
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - chemistry Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - metabolism Humans Infections - diagnostic imaging Inflammation - diagnostic imaging Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
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