Local imaging to interpret tumor size in F18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT in lung cancers.

Şadiye Altun Tuzcu İhsan Kaplan İbrahim İbiloğlu Ali Uyar Fatih Güzel Yunus Guzel Bekir Taşdemir

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2024)

Positron emission tomography/CT may be more appropriate for cases with a nodule diameter of ≤20 mm. Performing local imaging in patients with a nodule diameter of ≤20 mm could reduce radiation exposure and save radiopharmaceuticals used in positron emission tomography/CT imaging.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
computed tomography
high resolution
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dual energy
image quality
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
optic nerve
fluorescence imaging
photodynamic therapy
young adults
optical coherence tomography