Incremental value of integrated FDG-PET/CT in evaluating indeterminate solitary pulmonary nodule for malignancy

Molecular Imaging and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-209

  Chang, Chih Yung ^a   Tzao, Ching ^a   Lee, Shih Chun ^a   Cheng, Cheng Yi ^a   Liu, Chang Hsien ^a   Huang, Wen Sheng ^c   Ku, Chih Hung ^b   Lee, Jong Kang ^c   Wong, Ching Yee Oliver ^d  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

FDG; Lung cancer; PET CT; Solitary pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CARCINOID; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953536401     PISSN: 15361632     EISSN: 18602002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11307-009-0241-0     Document Type: Article

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