Iatrogenic FDG foci in the lungs: A pitfall of PET image interpretation

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2122-2127

  Hany, Thomas F ^a   Heuberger, Juerg ^a   von Schulthess, Gustav K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CT FDG; PET CT scanners; Positron emission tomography; Tumors

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NODULE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0041326385     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1681-y     Document Type: Article

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