Is it possible to differentiate pulmonary sarcoidosis in tumor patients and pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis caused by extrapulmonary tumors on 18F-FDG PET/CT images?

Abstract Purpose Pulmonary sarcoidosis (PS) and pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis (PLC) can be complications in tumor patients, and both involve the pulmonary interstitium and have similar imaging findings. Our objective was to distinguish PS and PLC on 18F-FDG PET/CT images. Material and method...

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Main Authors: Yu Ji, Yaru Wang, Jie Jiang, Min Chen, Juan Xiao, Zhengjun Dai, Jingsong Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2023-12-01
Series:Discover Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-023-00848-3