Quantitative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography to assess pulmonary inflammation in COPD.

Laurence VassMarie FiskJoseph CheriyanDivya MohanJulia FormanAdelola OseniAnand DevarajKaisa M Mäki-PetäjäCarmel M McEnieryJonathan FuldNicholas S HopkinsonDavid A LomasJohn R CockcroftRuth Tal-SingerMichael I PolkeyIan B Wilkinson

Published in: ERJ open research (2021)

FDG PET/CT has potential as a noninvasive tool to enable whole lung and regional quantification of FDG uptake to assess smoking- and COPD-related pulmonary inflammation.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
computed tomography
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
oxidative stress
pulmonary hypertension
lung function
pet ct
pet imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
smoking cessation
dual energy
cystic fibrosis
image quality
mass spectrometry
human health