Positron emission tomography imaging in the thorax.
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, Journal Article
Erasmus, JJ; Patz, EF
Published in: Clin Chest Med
December 1999
Positron emission tomography imaging has proven valuable in the evaluation and management of thoracic abnormalities. It is more accurate than CT or MR imaging in characterizing indeterminate focal abnormal pulmonary opacities, staging lung cancer, and assessing the therapeutic response. PET imaging in lung cancer also appears to be cost-effective, particularly with whole-body studies. The metabolic and physiologic abnormalities used in FDG-PET imaging, rather than conventional anatomic or morphologic characteristics, provide an invaluable model for the future of tumor imaging.
Duke Scholars
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Clin Chest Med
DOI
ISSN
0272-5231
Publication Date
December 1999
Volume
20
Issue
4
Start / End Page
715 / 724
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Treatment Outcome
- Tomography, Emission-Computed
- Respiratory System
- Prognosis
- Neoplasm Staging
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Lung Neoplasms
- Humans
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Blood Glucose
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Erasmus, J. J., & Patz, E. F. (1999). Positron emission tomography imaging in the thorax. Clin Chest Med, 20(4), 715–724. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70250-1
Erasmus, J. J., and E. F. Patz. “Positron emission tomography imaging in the thorax.” Clin Chest Med 20, no. 4 (December 1999): 715–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70250-1.
Erasmus JJ, Patz EF. Positron emission tomography imaging in the thorax. Clin Chest Med. 1999 Dec;20(4):715–24.
Erasmus, J. J., and E. F. Patz. “Positron emission tomography imaging in the thorax.” Clin Chest Med, vol. 20, no. 4, Dec. 1999, pp. 715–24. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70250-1.
Erasmus JJ, Patz EF. Positron emission tomography imaging in the thorax. Clin Chest Med. 1999 Dec;20(4):715–724.
Published In
Clin Chest Med
DOI
ISSN
0272-5231
Publication Date
December 1999
Volume
20
Issue
4
Start / End Page
715 / 724
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Treatment Outcome
- Tomography, Emission-Computed
- Respiratory System
- Prognosis
- Neoplasm Staging
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Lung Neoplasms
- Humans
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Blood Glucose