Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Lung, PET, Respiratory system, Thorax
Authors:
M. T. Knox, D. boyle, R. McDermott, C. Johnston; Dublin/IE
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2010/C-0910
Background
Computed tomography (CT) combined with positron emmission tomography (PET) now forms the basis of radiologic diagnosis and staging of many forms of malignancy. FDG-PET CT combines functional nuclear medicine imaging with the anatomical detail of multidetector CT, giving the benefits of both. It is an extremely sensitive imaging tool which regularly identifies incidental abnormalities.