Differentiation of incidental intestinal activities at PET/CT examinations with a new sign: Peristaltic segment sign

Yildirim D., Tamam M. O., Sahin M., Ekci B., Gurses B.

REVISTA ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR E IMAGEN MOLECULAR, cilt.32, sa.2, ss.86-91, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.remn.2012.05.003
  • Dergi Adı: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR E IMAGEN MOLECULAR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.86-91
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, Incidental intestinal activities, Peristalsis, Gastrointestinal tract neoplasms, Sign, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, FDG-PET, F-18-FDG PET/CT, CT COLONOGRAPHY, LESIONS, BENIGN, DIAGNOSIS, PITFALLS, ARTIFACTS, CANCER
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose: The aim of this study was to present the effect of the peristaltic segment sign for the differential diagnosis between malignant, physiological and gastrointestinal focal fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptakes as an alternative method to maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax).