Two incorrect FDG positron emission tomographic interpretations of a pulmonary mass and mediastinal lymphadenopathy

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1049-1050

  Kao, Chia Hung ^a,c   Tsai, Shih Chuan ^b   Hung, Gang Uei ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPHADENOPATHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0035186568     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200112000-00020     Document Type: Article

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