title: Is PET-CT scan an effective tool to differentiate the ascites caused by abdominal malignancy and peritoneal tuberculosis?
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, PR China. Electronic address: songdoctor@sina.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, PR China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Unit, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, PR China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, PR China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, PR China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of PET-CT Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, PR China.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, PR China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed