Positron emission tomography with f18-fluorodeoxyglucose in the staging and preoperative evaluation of malignant pleural mesothelioma [PDF]
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of positron emission tomography with F18-fluorodeoxyglucose in the preoperative evaluation and staging of malignant mesothelioma in patients who were candidates for aggressive combined ...
Caputo, Gary+7 more
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Positron Emission Tomography in Progressive Apraxia of Speech and Primary Progressive Aphasia Variants [PDF]
OBJECTIVES To determine patterns of hypometabolism on fluorodeoxyglucose F18 positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in patients with progressive apraxia of speech (PAS) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA) variants and to use these patterns to further ...
Keith A. Josephs+6 more
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Local imaging to interpret tumor size in F18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT in lung cancers [PDF]
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the thoracic and extra-thoracic extension of the disease in patients diagnosed with lung cancer and who had whole-body F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT imaging and to investigate ...
Şadiye Altun Tuzcu+6 more
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Prognostic Assessment of Interim F18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Esophageal Cancer Treated With Chemoradiation With or Without Surgery [PDF]
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate if the F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F18-FDG PET) response after two weeks of chemoradiation for locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer (staged Tumor (T) 3 and/or Nodes (N)+ Metastases (M) 0)
Sophie Lavertu+6 more
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F18‑fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for bone hemangiopericytoma
Bone hemangiopericytoma (HPC) is extremely rare, and its clinical manifestations and radiographic features are nonspecific. There are few case reports about application of F18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/
Yiyan Liu
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Drug Induced Liver Injury to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Detected by F18-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT
A 23-year-old male diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma originating on the left arm, started the immunotherapy with a combination of Ipilimumab for 4 cycles and Nivolumab every two weeks in maintenance, targeting the checkpoint inhibitors ...
Katalin Gábora+2 more
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Background: The term carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is not a single disease entity that it can be explicated as the recognition of metastasized tumor, in which the primary origin of the malignancy from an organ or site remains occult. The term refers
Umal Baneen Zahra+6 more
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F18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography and computed tomography is not accurate in preoperative staging of gastric cancer [PDF]
Purpose: To investigate the clinical benefits of F18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography and computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) over multi-detector row CT (MDCT) in preoperative staging of gastric cancer.
Bae+32 more
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A variety of fungal pulmonary infections can produce radiologic findings that mimic malignancy. Distinguishing these infectious lesions from malignancy remains challenging for physicians.
Atul Gosavi+6 more
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Disseminated histoplasmosis demonstrated on F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in a renal transplant recipient [PDF]
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Madhavi Tripathi+5 more
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