Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography pattern of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 346-349

  Digumarthy, Subba R ^a   Fischman, Alan J ^a   Kwek, Boon Han ^b   Aquino, Suzanne L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cancer; Computed tomography; Lung; Lymphangitic carcinomatosis; Oncologic imaging; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; ELECTRONS; POSITRONS;

CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; F-FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE-POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHIES; LUNG; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS; MEAN AGES; ONCOLOGIC IMAGING; STANDARDIZED UPTAKE VALUES;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOMATOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PACEMAKER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 19544383054     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000163952.03192.ef     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Soares FA, Pinto AP, Landell GA, et al. Pulmonary tumor embolism to arterial vessels and carcinomatous lymphangitis. A comparative clinicopathological study. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1993;117:827-831.
2. Heitzman ER. The Lung: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlations. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 1984.
3. Janower ML, Blennerhasset JB. Lymphangitic spread of metastatic tumor to the lung. Radiology. 1971;101:267-273.
4. Stein MG, Mayo J, Muller N, et al. Pulmonary lymphangitic spread of carcinoma: appearance on CT scans. Radiology. 1987;162:371-375.
5. Bergin C, Roggli V, Coblentz C, et al. The secondary pulmonary lobule: normal and abnormal CT appearances. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1988;151:21-25.
6. Johkoh T, Ikezoe J, Tomiyama N, et al. CT findings in lymphangitic carcinomatosis of the lung: correlation with histologic findings and pulmonary function tests. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1992;158:1217-1222.
7. Munk PL, Muller NL, Miller RR, et al. Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis: CT and pathologic findings. Radiology. 1988;166:705-709.
8. Ren H, Hruban RH, Kuhlman JE, et al. Computed tomography of inflation-fixed lungs: the beaded septum sign of pulmonary metastases. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1989;13:411-416.
9. Naidich PD, Webb RW, Krinsky GA, et al. Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance of the Thorax. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven; 1999.
10. 18F-FDG: standardized uptake values in normal tissues. J Nucl Med. 2004;45:784-788.
11. Zasadny KR, Wahl RL. Standardized uptake values of normal tissues at PET with 2-fluorine-[18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose: variations with body weight and a method for correction. Radiology. 1993;189:847-850.
12. Miyauchi T, Wahl RL. Regional 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake varies in normal lung. Eur J Nucl Med. 1996;23:517-523.