False Positive and False Negative FDG-PET Scans in Various Thoracic Diseases
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False Positive and False Negative FDG-PET Scans in Various Thoracic Diseases
Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) is being used more and more to differentiate benign from malignant focal lesions and it has been shown to be more efficacious than conventional chest computed tomography (CT). However, FDG is not a cancer-specific agent, and false positive findings in benign diseases have been reported. Infectious diseases (mycobacterial, fungal, bacte...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Radiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1229-6929
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2006.7.1.57