FDG PET images of the thorax can be analyzed semiquantitatively using standardized
uptake ratios (SUR) or activity ratios between abnormal and normal tissue, or qualitatively by …

Positron emission tomography (PET) provides three-dimensional images of the distributions
of radionuclides that have been inhaled or injected into the lungs. By using radionuclides …

Approximately 170,000 people arediagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each
year. Manyof these patients receive external beam radiation for treatment. Fluorine-18 2 …

There is a growing experience with positron emission tomography (PET) in patients with
pulmonary nodules or masses. As PET imaging becomes more widely available, it is …

The role of the fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) technique positron emission tomography (PET) is
well established in the management of patients with lung cancer. Increasingly, it is becoming …

PET imaging with 18F-FDG followed by mathematic modeling of the pulmonary uptake rate
(Ki) is the gold standard for assessment of pulmonary inflammation in experimental studies …

In many ways, the lung is an ideal organ for study with positron emission tomography (PET).
First, structure-function relations are homogeneous over larger areas than in other organs …

This article reviews the potential use of positron emission tomography (PET), alone and in
combination with computed tomography, for evaluating the severity of disease in cystic …

A fluorinated analog of proline amino acid, cis-4-[18F] fluoro-l-proline (FP), was tested for
potential use in PET for detection and evaluation of pulmonary response to respirable …

In the past 10 years, positron emission tomography (PET), usually with 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-
D-glucose (FDG), has become an important imaging modality in patients with lung cancer …