ArticleEuropean radiology2020
The clinical value of F-18 FDG PET/CT in differentiating malignant from benign lesions in pneumoconiosis patients.
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Abstract
objectivesWe reviewed PET/CT findings of pneumoconiosis and determined the ability of PET/CT to differentiate lung cancer from progressive massive fibrosis (PMF), and metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) from underlying reactive LN hyperplasia.
methodsThis was a retrospective study of patients with pneumoconiosis and suspected lung cancer. Maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), long- and short-axis diameters (D
resultsForty-nine pneumoconiosis patients were included. Eighty-three lung masses were detected, of which 42 were confirmed as lung cancer (23 squamous cell carcinomas, 12 adenocarcinomas, and 7 small cell carcinomas) and 41 were PMF. There were significant differences between lung cancer and PMF in terms of SUVmax, D
conclusionBy applying PET and CT parameters in combination, the accuracy for differentiating malignant from benign lesions could be increased. PET/CT can play a central role in the discrimination of lung cancer and PMF. KEY POINTS: • Lung cancer showed significantly higher SUVmax than PMF. • Lung cancer showed similar D
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