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, cilt.31, sa.4, ss.187-191, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.remn.2011.06.002
  • Dergi Adı: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR E IMAGEN MOLECULAR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.187-191
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: FDG PET-CT, Pleural thickening, Malignant pleural mesothelioma, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, TREMOLITE ASBESTOS, MESOTHELIOMA, FEATURES, EXPOSURE, DISEASE
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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).