Combined F-18 FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the diagnosis of colonic polyps: The potential and limitations of the technique

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-117

  Kayani, Irfan ^a   Groves, Ashley M ^a   Syed, Rizwan ^a   Bomanji, Jamshed ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonic polyps; Fluorodeoxyglucose; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADENOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; COLON POLYP; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LUNG CANCER; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOMA; AGED; CECAL NEOPLASMS; COLONIC POLYPS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 12244285289     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200502000-00013     Document Type: Article

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