68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT imaging of indeterminate pulmonary nodules and lung cancer.

68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT imaging of indeterminate pulmonary nodules and lung cancer.

PURPOSE:18F-FDG PET/CT is widely used to evaluate indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs). False positive results occur, especially from active granulomatous nodules. A PET-based imaging agent with superior specificity to 18F-FDG for IPNs, is badly needed, especially in areas of endemic granulomatous...

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Main Authors: Ronald Walker, Stephen Deppen, Gary Smith, Chanjuan Shi, Jonathan Lehman, Jeff Clanton, Brandon Moore, Rena Burns, Eric L Grogan, Pierre P Massion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5300187?pdf=render

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