Characterization of pulmonary lesions in patients with suspected lung cancer: Computed tomography versus [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography

Cancer Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-446

  Harders, Stefan Walbom ^a   Madsen, Hans Henrik ^a   Hjorthaug, Karin ^a   Arveschoug, Anne Kirstine ^a   Rasmussen, Torben Riis ^a   Meldgaard, Peter ^a   Andersen, Johanne Bach ^a   Pilegaard, Hans Kristian ^a   Hager, Henrik ^a   Rehling, Michael ^a   Rasmussen, Finn ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms; Multidetector computed tomography, positron emission tomography computed tomography, sensitivity, specificity; Radiography; Radionuclide imaging

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LESION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

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

EID: 84870397794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14707330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2012.0035     Document Type: Article

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