Objectives: To evaluate the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the diagnosisof anterior mediastinal masses.Methods: The oncological 18F-FDG PET/CT images of 41 patients (17 women, 24 men; age: 16-83 years, mean age: 50.5±19.5 years) whoattended the nuclear medicine department between November 2016 and September 2017 were retrospectively evaluated for the metaboliccharacterization of their anterior mediastinal masses.Results: Based on our results, the lesions of 4 patients were benign [maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax)
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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: To evaluate the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the diagnosisof anterior mediastinal masses.Methods: The oncological 18F-FDG PET/CT images of 41 patients (17 women, 24 men; age: 16-83 years, mean age: 50.5±19.5 years) whoattended the nuclear medicine department between November 2016 and September 2017 were retrospectively evaluated for the metaboliccharacterization of their anterior mediastinal masses.Results: Based on our results, the lesions of 4 patients were benign [maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax)
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Key Findings & Data:Objectives: To evaluate the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the diagnosisof anterior mediastinal masses.Methods: The oncological 18F-FDG PET/CT images of 41 patients (17 women, 24 men; age: 16-83 years, mean age: 50.5±19.5 years) whoattended the nuclear medicine department between November 2016 and September 2017 were retrospectively evaluated for the metaboliccharacterization of their anterior mediastinal masses.Results: Based on our results, the lesions of 4 patients were benign [maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax)
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Conclusion & Impact:Objectives: To evaluate the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the diagnosisof anterior mediastinal masses.Methods: The oncological 18F-FDG PET/CT images of 41 patients (17 women, 24 men; age: 16-83 years, mean age: 50.5±19.5 years) whoattended the nuclear medicine department between November 2016 and September 2017 were retrospectively evaluated for the metaboliccharacterization of their anterior mediastinal masses.Results: Based on our results, the lesions of 4 patients were benign [maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax)
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Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the diagnosisof anterior mediastinal masses.Methods: The oncological 18F-FDG PET/CT images of 41 patients (17 women, 24 men; age: 16-83 years, mean age: 50.5±19.5 years) whoattended the nuclear medicine department between November 2016 and September 2017 were retrospectively evaluated for the metaboliccharacterization of their anterior mediastinal masses.Results: Based on our results, the lesions of 4 patients were benign [maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax)
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Amaç: Bu çalışmada anterior mediastinal kitlelerin karakterizasyonunda 18F-florodeoksiglukoz (FDG) pozitron emisyon tomografi/bilgisayarlı tomografinin (PET/BT) rolü değerlendirilecektir. Yöntem: Anterior mediastinal kitle tanısıyla nükleer tıp bölümüne Kasım 2016-Eylül 2017 tarihleri arasında metabolik karakterizasyon amacıyla başvuran hastaların onkolojik 18F-FDG PET/BT görüntüleri geriye dönük olarak değerlendirildi. Kırk bir hasta (17 kadın, 24 erkek; 16-83, ortalama yaş: 50,5±19,5) çalışmaya dahil edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen hastalardan iki hastanın lezyonu benign olarak tanımlandı [maksimum standart alım değeri (SUVmaks)
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ARPACI, R. B., KOÇ, Z. P., ÖZCAN, P. P., AYAN, E. (2022). Metabolic Characterization of Anterior Mediastinal Masses by 18F-FDG PET/CT. Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy, Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 3, 105–111. https://ajindex.com/articles/581560
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