Potential pitfalls in interpretation of positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in the thorax

Semin Roentgenol. 2015 Jul;50(3):210-6. doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2015.01.014. Epub 2015 Feb 7.

Authors

Brett W Carter¹, Sonia L Betancourt², Chitra Viswanathan², Osama Mawlawi², Edith M Marom³, Mylene T Truong²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Electronic address: bcarter2@mdanderson.org.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
³ The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

PMID: 26002241
DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2015.01.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Artifacts
False Positive Reactions
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted*
Multimodal Imaging*
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Radiography, Thoracic
Radiopharmaceuticals
Thoracic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Thorax / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18