Diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT to diagnose lung cancer in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia patients

Conclusions Diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with IIP is comparable to the diagnostic performance in patients without IIP. 18F-FDG PET/CT may be useful in selecting high-risk nodules that need lung biopsy. $$graphic_B6BD98A7-7DF7-4EE9-99CF-080F600EE41E$$ Patient characteristics of 38 pulmonary nodules in 36 patients with IIPCharacteristicFindingAge (year)64.9±7.3Sex (male:female)34:2Smoking (former:current:non)27:6:3Size (mm)16.3±4.7IIP typeUsual interstitial pneumonia27Non-specific interstitial pneumonia5Others4

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - May 23, 2016 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Lee, S. H., Sung, C., Lee, H. S., Ryu, J.-S. Tags: MTA I: Lung Posters Source Type: research