Clinical value of PET/CT with carbon-11 4DST in the evaluation of malignant and benign lung tumors

ConclusionsPET/CT with [11C]4DST is as feasible for imaging of lung tumors as [18F]FDG PET/CT. For diagnosing lung tumors, [11C]4DST PET is useful in distinguishing benign nodules from malignancies. [11C]4DST uptake in lung carcinomas is correlated with the proliferative activity of tumors, indicating a promising noninvasive PET imaging of DNA synthesis in malignant lung tumors.

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Source: Annals of Nuclear Medicine - January 2, 2021 Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research