The F-18 FDG PET/CT and CT evaluation of pleural plaques.

Conclusions: According to the results and ROC curves determined in the study the cut-off level for evaluation of pleural plaques in PET examination was "4.8". The sensitivity and accuracy of PET was higher compared to CT with this cut-off value. PMID: 31130130 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31130130?dopt=Abstract

Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - February 28, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Koç ZP, Özcan Kara P, Balcı Y, Örekici G, Bozdoğan Arpacı R, Sercan Özgür E Tags: Tuberk Toraks Source Type: research