Carbone Roberto G, Penna Daniele, Baughman Robert P, Lower Elyse E
Respiratory Unit, Department of Internal Medicine Regional Hospital Aosta, and University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Nuclear Medicine IRMET Torino, Italy.
J Clin Imaging Sci. 2014 Apr 29;4:21. doi: 10.4103/2156-7514.131645. eCollection 2014.
Positron emission tomography (PET) in combination with computed tomography (PET-CT) is commonly used to identify malignant lesion in the lung. Despite there being only a few reports in literature, PET-CT imaging may have many advantages in the study of sarcoidosis, being useful in the diagnosis as well as in monitoring the response to treatment. The object of this case report is to highlight the clinical utility of integrated PET-CT imaging for evaluation of patients with systemic sarcoidosis and for comparing baseline findings to follow-up readings.
正电子发射断层扫描(PET)与计算机断层扫描(PET-CT)相结合常用于识别肺部恶性病变。尽管文献中仅有少数报道,但PET-CT成像在结节病研究中可能具有许多优势,对诊断以及监测治疗反应均有用。本病例报告的目的是强调PET-CT成像在评估系统性结节病患者以及比较基线检查结果与随访读数方面的临床应用价值。