Nononcological Applications of Positron Emission Tomography for Evaluation of the Thorax

Overview

Journal J Thorac Imaging

Specialties Pulmonary Medicine
Radiology

Date 2012 Dec 20

PMID 23249969

Citations 5

Authors

Thomas C Kwee

Drew A Torigian

Abass Alavi

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Abstract

Positron emission tomography is a powerful quantitative molecular imaging technique that is complementary to structural imaging techniques for purposes of disease detection and characterization. This review article provides an overview of the applications of positron emission tomography for evaluation of patients with nononcological diseases that may be encountered in the thorax, such as infection, sarcoidosis, idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, adult respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and atherosclerosis among others.

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