Benign nonphysiologic lesions with increased 18F-FDG uptake on PET/CT: Characterization and incidence

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1203-1210

  Metser, Ur ^a   Miller, Elka ^a   Lerman, Hedva ^a   Even Sapir, Einat ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Benign lesions; FDG PET; Oncologic imaging; PET CT; Whole body imaging

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROMA; SIALOADENITIS; TOOTH ABSCESS; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 35648930958     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2083     Document Type: Review

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