title: Nononcological applications of positron emission tomography for evaluation of the thorax.
abstract: Positron emission tomography is a powerful quantitative molecular imaging technique that is complementary to structural imaging techniques for purposes of disease detection and characterization. This review article provides an overview of the applications of positron emission tomography for evaluation of patients with nononcological diseases that may be encountered in the thorax, such as infection, sarcoidosis, idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, adult respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and atherosclerosis among others.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Kwee
authors.forename: Drew A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Torigian
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D054988:Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007239:Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18