FDG Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging of Thoracic Castleman's Disease

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 325-326

  Reddy, Madhusudhan P ^b   Graham, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Castleman's Disease; Fluorodeoxyglucose; Positron Emission Tomography; Pulmonary Nodule

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG NODULE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; THORAX;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GIANT LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 85047692040     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RLU.0000057615.73933.2F     Document Type: Article

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