Lung Cancer
Volume 68, Issue 1 , Pages 66-71 , April 2010

Limitations of dual time point PET in the assessment of lung nodules with low FDG avidity

  • Francis J. Cloran

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, United States
    • Wilford Hall Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236, United States
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  • Kevin P. Banks

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 210 916 1906; fax: +1 210 916 1967.
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  • Won S. Song

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, United States
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  • Young Kim

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, United States
    • Wilford Hall Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236, United States
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  • Yong C. Bradley

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, United States

Received 26 February 2009 ,Revised 5 May 2009 ,Accepted 20 May 2009.

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PII: S0169-5002(09)00312-2

doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.05.013

Lung Cancer
Volume 68, Issue 1 , Pages 66-71 , April 2010

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