Nuclear Medicine
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT
| Clinical Evaluation |
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| Glucose metabolism |
| Type of Imaging |
| PET |
| Grade of Recommendation |
| A (strongly recommended) |
| Level of Evidence |
| well-established clinical and NM recommendations recommendations |
| Effective Dose |
| 19.0 µSv/MBq |
| Bibliographic Reference |
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Gould, M. K., Donington, J., Lynch, W. R., Mazzone, P. J., Midthun, D. E., Naidich, D. P., & Wiener, R. S. Evaluation of individuals with pulmonary no...
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Gould, M. K., Donington, J., Lynch, W. R., Mazzone, P. J., Midthun, D. E., Naidich, D. P., & Wiener, R. S. Evaluation of individuals with pulmonary nodules: when is it lung cancer? Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest. 2013; https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.12-2351
Callister, M. E., Baldwin, D. R., Akram, A. R., Barnard, S., Cane, P., Draffan, J., ... Woolhouse, I; British Thoracic Society Pulmonary Nodule Guideline Development Group; British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee. British Thoracic Society guidelines for the investigation and management of pulmonary nodules. Thorax. 2015; https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207168. Divisi, D., Barone, M., Zaccagna, G., & Crisci, R. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of solitary pulmonary nodule: a review. Ann Med. 2017; https://doi.org/ 10.1080/07853890.2017.1339906. Groheux, D., Quere, G., Blanc, E., Lemarignier, C., Vercellino, L., de Margerie-Mellon, C., ... Querellou, S. FDG PET-CT for solitary pulmonary nodule and lung cancer: Literature review. Diagn Interv Imaging. 2016; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diii.2016.06.020. read less |
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