Clinically important detection of infection as an 'incidental' finding during cancer staging using FDG-PET/CT

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-183

  Wong, P S ^a   Lau, W F E ^b   Worth, L J ^b   Thursky, K A ^b   Drummond, E ^b   Slavin, M A ^b   Hicks, R J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL PULAU PINANG   (Malaysia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer staging; FDG PET CT; Infection

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857431573     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02450.x     Document Type: Article

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