Combination of <sup> 18</sup> F-FDG and <sup> 68</sup> Ga-DOTATOC PET-CT to differentiate endobronchial carcinoids and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors
Bronchial masses in young patients are a diagnostic challenge as the signs and symptoms are overlapping. Conventional radiological investigations reveal a mass but are not diagnostic and biopsy remains the only means of preoperative diagnosis. Functional imaging is now emerging as an important tool...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Postgraduate Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2009;volume=55;issue=4;spage=272;epage=274;aulast=Jindal |