Positron emission tomography versus positron emission tomography/computed tomography: From "unclear" to "new-clear" medicine

Molecular Imaging and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 183-187

  von Schulthess, Gustav K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

PET CT; Sensitivity; Specificity; Tumor imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 3543110896     PISSN: 15361632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mibio.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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