Thymic extension in the superior mediastinum in patients with thymic hyperplasia: Potential cause of false-positive findings on 18F-FDG PET/CT

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1716-1721

  Smith, Clare S ^a   Schöder, Heiko ^a   Yeung, Henry W D ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Oncologic imaging; PET CT; Thymus

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249881902     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.06.0552     Document Type: Article

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