False-positive FDG positron emission tomography uptake in nonmalignant chest abnormalities

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2004 Apr;182(4):983-9. doi: 10.2214/ajr.182.4.1820983.

Authors

Syed Asad¹, Suzanne L Aquino, Nitra Piyavisetpat, Alan J Fischman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Emory University Hospital, 1639 Pierce Dr., WMRB 6009, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

PMID: 15039176
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.182.4.1820983

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

False Positive Reactions*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / pharmacokinetics
Humans
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Lung Diseases / metabolism*
Radiopharmaceuticals* / pharmacokinetics
Tomography, Emission-Computed*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18