title: [Use of positron-emission tomography with F18-fluorodeoxyglucose for the assessment of lung lesions suspicious of malignancy].
abstract: Positron-emission tomography (PET) with F18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is very helpful in the evaluation and management of lung lesions. It is specially useful for the characterization of solitary nodules, for the staging, evaluation of recurrence and therapeutic response in non-small cell lung cancer, for the evaluation of small cell lung cancer and for the assessment of pulmonary metastases. This article is a literature review on PET with FDG in lung cancer. A preliminary analysis of PET results at the Military Hospital in Santiago, Chile, is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Centro PET de Imágenes Moleculares, Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Militar, Santiago, Chile. mjjofre@hosmil.cl
authors.forename: M Josefina
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jofré
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Massardo
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canessa
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sierralta
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Humeres
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galaz
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valdebenito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18