Quantitative analysis of dynamic 18F-FDG PET/CT for measurement of lung inflammation

Quantitative analysis of dynamic 18F-FDG PET/CT for measurement of lung inflammation

Abstract Background An inflammatory reaction in the airways and lung parenchyma, comprised mainly of neutrophils and alveolar macrophages, is present in some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Thoracic fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has been...

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Main Authors: Christopher Coello, Marie Fisk, Divya Mohan, Frederick J. Wilson, Andrew P. Brown, Michael I. Polkey, Ian Wilkinson, Ruth Tal-Singer, Philip S. Murphy, Joseph Cheriyan, Roger N. Gunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
PET
18F-FDG
Lung inflammation
Modelling
COPD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13550-017-0291-2

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