Open AccessF-18-2-Fluoro-2-Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Compared to Technetium-99m Hexakis-2-Methoxyisobutyl Isonitrile Single Photon Emission Chest Tomography in the Diagnosis of Indeterminate Lung Lesions
Author(s) -
Mario Santini,
Alfonso Fiorelli,
Giovanni Vicidomini,
Paolo Laperuta,
Luigi Busiello,
Pier Francesco Rambaldi,
Luigi Mansi,
Antonio Rotondò
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000321373
Subject(s) - nuclear medicine , medicine , positron emission tomography , single photon emission computed tomography , technetium 99m , scintigraphy
(18)FDG-PET plays a significant role in diagnosing malignancy of lung lesions but remains an expensive test available at a limited number of sites in Italy.
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