Significance of subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy.

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Ahmad Saad , Fathinul Fikri and Lau, W.F.E. (2010) Significance of subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy. Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal, 6 (4). e34. ISSN 1823-5530

Abstract

The significance of a subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in a patient with known extrapulmonary primary malignancy can have a major impact on the clinical management of the patient. The clinician’s reliance on the semi-quantitative and qualitative PET/CT analysis of the abnormality has, at times, led to untoward diagnostic problems, given the limited spatial resolution of PET for a small volume lesion performed as part of the standard PET/CT study. This paper highlights a case each of an FDG-positive and an FDG-negative focal pulmonary abnormality in a combined PET/CT study of patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy.

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Item Type:	Article
Subject:	Lungs - Cancer - Diagnosis.
Subject:	Lung Neoplasms - Diagnosis.
Subject:	Lungs - Diseases.
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.2349/biij.6.4.e34
Publisher:	University of Malaya
Keywords:	Significance; Subcentimetre; Single Pulmonary Nodule; FDG-PET.
Depositing User:	Raja Norazlinda Raja Azenam
Date Deposited:	10 May 2013 03:48
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2015 07:23
Altmetrics:	http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.2349/biij.6.4.e34
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16704
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