title: [Performance of degree of accumulation with 201Tl-SPECT in 13 cases of lung cancer smaller than 2 cm].
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the sensitivity of 201Tl-chloride for small lung cancers. The study subjects consisted of 13 cases of surgically verified lung cancer smaller than 2 cm who had undergone 201Tl-SPECT prior to surgery, owing to the difficulty of establishing a diagnosis of lung cancer based on diagnostic CT. Among 13 cases, four showed positive accumulation in early and delayed SPECT, and nine negative, with a degree of accumulation of 31% (4/13).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Momose
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sone
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oguchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013793:Thallium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C027549:thallium chloride; D013793:Thallium