Thoracic periaortic fibrosis mimicking malignant tumor: CT and 18F-FDG PET findings

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-347

  Lee, Young Kyung ^a,b   Seo, Joon Beom ^a   Kim, Song Soo ^a,c   Lim, Tae Hwan ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Pocheon Jungmoon College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aorta; Chest imaging; CT; Periaortic fibrosis; PET

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; THORACIC PERIOARTIC FIBROSIS; THORAX CANCER; THORAX DISEASE;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846547011     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1389     Document Type: Article

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