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

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 h...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Saad , Fathinul Fikri, Lau, W.F.E.
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Language:English
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Published: University of Malaya 2010
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description 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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spelling upm-167042015-11-04T07:23:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16704/ Significance of subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy. Ahmad Saad , Fathinul Fikri Lau, W.F.E. 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. University of Malaya 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16704/1/Significance%20of%20subcentimetre%2018F.pdf 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 Lungs - Cancer - Diagnosis. Lung Neoplasms - Diagnosis. Lungs - Diseases. doi: 10.2349/biij.6.4.e34 English
spellingShingle Lungs - Cancer - Diagnosis.
Lung Neoplasms - Diagnosis.
Lungs - Diseases.
Ahmad Saad , Fathinul Fikri
Lau, W.F.E.
Significance of subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy.
title Significance of subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy.
title_full Significance of subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy.
title_fullStr Significance of subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy.
title_full_unstemmed Significance of subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy.
title_short Significance of subcentimetre 18F-FDG PET/CT pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy.
title_sort significance of subcentimetre 18f-fdg pet/ct pulmonary abnormality in patients with known extrapulmonary malignancy.
topic Lungs - Cancer - Diagnosis.
Lung Neoplasms - Diagnosis.
Lungs - Diseases.
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16704/1/Significance%20of%20subcentimetre%2018F.pdf