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A 3D Digital Model for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Nodules
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[Research development of MDCT perfusion imaging on solitary pulmonary nodules]
1Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Abstract:
Differentiation between benign and malignant solitary pulmonary nodules remains significant and a challenge to thoracic radiologists. Multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) could provide both anatomical and physiological information of pulmonary nodules. Recently, MDCT perfusion imaging has sparked new interest in the noninvasive assessment of pulmonary neoplasm. In this paper, we reviewed the progress of perfusion imaging of solitary pulmonary nodules by MDCT.
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