Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: FDG-PET Imaging Page 1 Journal of Thoracic lmaging 14:247–256
O 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Inc. Philadelphia Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: FDG-PET …

Abstract 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a useful
technique to characterize the solitary pulmonary nodule, diagnose primary lung cancer …

Thoracic masses are usually detected by chest radiograph or CT during a screening
procedure, as part of a routine physical examination, or in the evaluation of some symptom …

Gallium-68 (68 Ga) is a positron-emitting radionuclide suitable for positron emission
tomography (PET) imaging that has a number of convenient features—it has a physical half …

Summary 99 Tc m-tetrofosmin planar imaging was performed in 30 patients with malignant
and benign lung lesions. There were 21 cases of primary lung cancer (10 squamous cell, 5 …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death both in men and women [1]. Imaging has a
basic role in the screening, diagnosis, and staging, as well as, treatment, follow-up, and …

Radiographic imaging techniques have proved to be of limited value in characterizing chest
masses. Likewise, scintigraphic techniques with tumor-seeking single photon emitting …

RESULTS Ten patients had malignantdisease: one large-cell undif ferentiated tumor
(Patient 729), one small-cell cancer (Pa tient 101), one mesotheioma (Patient 771), four well …

Performance standards for Positron emission tomography (PET) were developed to be able
to compare systems from different generations and manufacturers. This resulted in the …

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is being increasingly used as a tool
in respiratory research, in particular ventilation SPECT. Much of the basic understanding of …