Differentiating malignant and benign pleural effusion in patients with lung cancer: an 18F-FDG PET/CT retrospectively study

Differentiating malignant and benign pleural effusion in patients with lung cancer: an 18F-FDG PET/CT retrospectively study

RationaleTo explore the clinical role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) in differentiating malignant pleural effusion (MPE) from benign pleural effusion (BPE) in patients with lung cancer.MethodsOver a 8-year period, we retrospectively review...

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Main Authors: Weishan Zhang, Zhe Liu, Xiaoyi Duan, Yan Li, Cong Shen, Youmin Guo, Jian Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
PET/CT
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
lung cancer
pleural effusion
pleural metastasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1192870/full

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