F-18 FDG PET/CT in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-104

  Hsu, Chun Wei ^a   Liu, Feng Yuan ^b   Wang, Chih Wei ^c   Lin, Horng Chyuan ^d   Huang, Chien Da ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d SAINT PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

F 18 FDG; Lung; PET CT; Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS PROTEINOSIS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RARE DISEASE; SMOKING; LUNG; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

AGED; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 66849095550     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318192c382     Document Type: Article

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