Value of PET-CT fusion imaging in avoiding potential pitfalls in the interpretation of 18F-FDG accumulation in the distal oesophagus

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005 Aug;32(8):990-2. doi: 10.1007/s00259-005-1836-6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Artifacts*
  • Diagnostic Errors / prevention & control*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophagus / metabolism
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
  • Humans
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Subtraction Technique
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18