Uncertain Lung Nodule
Authors:
Ladislav Zadražil () 1,2; Petr Libus () 1; Marie Burešová () 3
Authors‘ workplace:
Oddělení nukleární medicíny, Nemocnice Havlíčkův Brod, p. o.
1; Radiodiagnostické oddělení, Nemocnice Havlíčkův Brod, p. o.
2; Plicní ordinace, s. r. o., Nádražní 582, Havlíčkův Brod
3
Published in:
NuklMed 2012;1:30-33
Category:
Casuistry
Overview
The benefit of SPECT/CT with the application of the In111-DTPA-octreotide (Octreoscan) and the benefit of the F18-FDG-PET/CT examination in the assessment of metabolic activity in a solitary lung nodule of a malignant pattern according to the CT scan is presented in this case report. The combination of the CT scan and nuclear medicine examinations made possible to avoid invasive diagnostic methods such as a lung biopsy.
Key words:
solitary pulmonary nodule, Octreoscan, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy, F18-FDG, positron-emission tomography
Sources
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