Tl-201 SPECT in clarifying false positive FDG PET findings caused by osteoradionecrosis in a case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 515-517

  Wang, Chih Hsiu ^a   Liang, Ji An ^a   Yen, Kuo Yang ^a   Hsieh, Te Chun ^a   Sun, Shung Shung ^a   Wu, Yu Chin ^a   Lin, Yu Yi ^a   Kao, Chia Hung ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

False positive FDG PET; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Osteoradionecrosis; Tl 201 SPECT

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION NECROSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RECURRENCE; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68949148968     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181abb77b     Document Type: Article

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