Comparison of fluorine-18-FDG PET and thallium-201 SPECT in evaluation of lung cancer.

Abstract

Both techniques have clinical value for the noninvasive detection of primary lung cancer that is 2 cm or greater in diameter. However, if a PET camera is available, FDG PET is considered the method of choice for the evaluation of patients with suspected primary lung cancer that is less than 2 cm in diameter.