Accuracy of early and delayed FDG PET-CT and of contrast-enhanced CT in the evaluation of lung nodules: A preliminary study on 30 patients;Accuratezza della FDG PET-TC in fase precoce e in fase tardiva e della TC con mezzo di contrasto nella valutazione dei noduli polmonari: uno studio preliminare su 30 pazienti

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 890-906

  Schillaci, O ^b   Travascio, L ^a   Bolacchi, F ^a   Calabria, F ^a   Bruni, C ^a   Ciccio C ^a   Guazzaroni, M ^a   Orlacchio, A ^a   Simonetti, G ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced CT; Dual time point SUV; Lung nodules; Single time point SUV

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NODULE; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 70349669124     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-009-0400-z     Document Type: Article

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