Clinical role of F-18 FDG PET/CT in Differentiating Malignant and Benign Pleural Effusion in Patients with Lung Cancer
Background and objective Pleural effusions, a common feature among patients with lung cancer, should be differentiated into benign or malignant pleural effusions. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is one of accurate diagnostic tool for differentiating...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | zho |
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Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis Association
2012-11-01
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Series: | Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2012.11.08 |