The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the metabolic characterization of lung nodules in pediatric patients with bone sarcoma

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1206-1210

  Cistaro, Angela ^a   Lopci, Egesta ^b,c   Gastaldo, Luca ^d   Fania, Piercarlo ^a   Brach del Prever, Adalberto ^e   Fagioli, Franca ^f  

^a Positron Emission Tomography IRMET SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^d Martini Hospital   (Italy)

^e Nephrology and Dialysis Unit Cirié Hospital   (Italy)

^f Onco Haematology Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

18F FDG; Lung nodule; Pediatric sarcoma; PET CT; SUV max

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NODULE; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BONE TUMOR; EWING SARCOMA; LUNG TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SARCOMA, EWING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867350551     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24242     Document Type: Article

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