Detection of lung cancer in patients with pneumoconiosis by fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography: four cases.
We report 4 cases of lung cancer in patients with pneumoconiosis detected by F18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT), which could differentiate lung cancer and pneumoconiosis. FDG-PET/CT may be useful in cancer screening for patients with pneumoconiosis.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Qi lu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.
Hua
H
Yu
Hua
H
Zhang
Yanli
Y
Wang
Xinjian
X
Cui
Jiankui
J
Han
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008906:Mining; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012829:Silicosis / Q000150:complications; D013784:Textiles; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18