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Published on: February 1, 2016
Integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: normal
Mylene T Truong1, Jeremy J Erasmus, Homer A Macapinlac
1Division of Diagnostic Imaging, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA. mtruong@mdanderson.org
Abstract:
The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate a spectrum of normal variants and potential pitfalls in integrated positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging in the evaluation of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Knowledge of the normal variants and potential pitfalls in PET/CT imaging as well as patients' clinical histories, together with the use of CT to localize foci of increased tracer uptake accurately, is useful in preventing misinterpretation.
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