Yang Che-Ming, Hsu Chung-Huei, Lee Chi-Ming, Wang Fong-Chieh
PET Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Ann Nucl Med. 2003 Jul;17(5):407-10. doi: 10.1007/BF03006610.
FDG PET is well recognized for its utility in cancer workup. Nonetheless, the differentiation between malignant and benign pulmonary lesions by FDG PET is challenging. The authors report three proved cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in acute active and open stages. The activities and extents of infection were demonstrable in FDG PET, which could not be observed in either chest radiograph or computed tomography.
氟代脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描(FDG PET)在癌症检查中的作用已得到广泛认可。尽管如此,通过FDG PET鉴别肺部恶性病变和良性病变仍具有挑战性。作者报告了3例处于急性活动期和开放期的确诊肺结核病例。FDG PET能够显示感染的活动情况和范围,而胸部X线片或计算机断层扫描均无法观察到这些情况。