OBJECTIVE: Lung nodules can be benign or malignant, reflecting many possible causes, ranging from inflammatory and infectious processes to neoplasms. Incidental detection on chest x-ray or thoracic CT often requires further evaluation by imaging or invasive procedures. CONCLUSION: Currently, 18F-FDG PET/CT offers both anatomic and metabolic characterization of lung nodules. Fluorine-18-thymidine, 11C-methionine, 68Ga-DOTA-somatostatin analogs, and 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine may offer additional molecular information useful for diagnosis and treatment planning.

Anna Margherita Maffione, Gaia Grassetto, Lucia Rampin, Sotirios Chondrogiannis, Maria Cristina Marzola, Valentina Ambrosini, et al. (2014). Molecular Imaging of Pulmonary Nodules. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, 202, 217-223 [10.2214/AJR.13.11733].

Molecular Imaging of Pulmonary Nodules

AMBROSINI, VALENTINA;
2014

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Lung nodules can be benign or malignant, reflecting many possible causes, ranging from inflammatory and infectious processes to neoplasms. Incidental detection on chest x-ray or thoracic CT often requires further evaluation by imaging or invasive procedures. CONCLUSION: Currently, 18F-FDG PET/CT offers both anatomic and metabolic characterization of lung nodules. Fluorine-18-thymidine, 11C-methionine, 68Ga-DOTA-somatostatin analogs, and 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine may offer additional molecular information useful for diagnosis and treatment planning.
2014
Anna Margherita Maffione, Gaia Grassetto, Lucia Rampin, Sotirios Chondrogiannis, Maria Cristina Marzola, Valentina Ambrosini, et al. (2014). Molecular Imaging of Pulmonary Nodules. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, 202, 217-223 [10.2214/AJR.13.11733].
Anna Margherita Maffione;Gaia Grassetto;Lucia Rampin;Sotirios Chondrogiannis;Maria Cristina Marzola;Valentina Ambrosini;Domenico Rubello
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