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.
Molecular Imaging of Pulmonary Nodules / Anna Margherita Maffione;Gaia Grassetto;Lucia Rampin;Sotirios Chondrogiannis;Maria Cristina Marzola;Valentina Ambrosini;Domenico Rubello. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY. - ISSN 0361-803X. - STAMPA. - 202:(2014), pp. 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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
