Differentiation of Malignant and Benign Pulmonary Nodules with Quantitative First-Pass 320–Detector Row Perfusion CT versus FDG PET/CT

Yoshiharu Ohno,Hisanobu Koyama,Keiko Matsumoto,Yumiko Onishi,Daisuke Takenaka,Yasuko Fujisawa,Takeshi Yoshikawa,Minoru Konishi,Yoshimasa Maniwa,Yoshihiro Nishimura,Tomoo Ito,Kazuro Sugimura

Differentiation of Malignant and Benign Pulmonary Nodules with Quantitative First-Pass 320–Detector Row Perfusion CT versus FDG PET/CT

2011

Yoshiharu Ohno
Hisanobu Koyama
Keiko Matsumoto
Yumiko Onishi
Daisuke Takenaka
Yasuko Fujisawa
Takeshi Yoshikawa
Minoru Konishi
Yoshimasa Maniwa
Yoshihiro Nishimura
Tomoo Ito
Kazuro Sugimura

Dynamic first-pass area-detector perfusion CT has the potential to be more specific and accurate than integrated fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT for differentiation of malignant and benign pulmonary nodules.

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Radiology
Respiratory disease
Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose
Cancer
PET-CT
Positron emission tomography
Pathology
Nuclear medicine
Medicine
Perfusion
Patlak plot
Blood volume
Standardized uptake value
Solitary pulmonary nodule
Receiver operating characteristic

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