Intraluminal FDG uptake in a rectal polyp detected with PET CT: Identification of an unsuspected synchronous primary bowel tumor

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 180-181

  Modi, Dharmesh ^a   Fulham, Michael J ^a,b   Mohamed, Armin ^a,b   McCaughan, Brian C ^a,c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG); PET CT; Positron emission tomography; Rectal polyp

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE TUMOR; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM POLYP; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; COLONIC POLYPS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 13944256129     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200503000-00007     Document Type: Article

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