The role of FDG PET-CT in differential diagnosis of pleural pathologies

Elboga U., Yilmaz M., Uyar M., Celen Y. Z. , Bakir K., Dikensoy Ö.

REVISTA ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR E IMAGEN MOLECULAR, vol.31, no.4, pp.187-191, 2012 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.remn.2011.06.002
  • Title of Journal : REVISTA ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR E IMAGEN MOLECULAR
  • Page Numbers: pp.187-191

Abstract

Objective: This study has aimed to evaluate the impact of (F18) Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (FDG PET-CT) in the differential diagnosis of malignant and benign pleural lesions in patients with suspected malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).