F-18-FDG-PET/CT leads to diagnosis of cryptococcal pneumonia where recurrent metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma was suspected

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 401-403

  Vinson, Amy E ^a   Solis, Veronica ^a   Williams, Hadyn T ^a   Bell, Beverly ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal pneumonia; FDG; PET; PET CT; Rhabdomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PNEUMONIA; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247516789     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000259630.99988.d3     Document Type: Article

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