Adrenal Masses in Patients With Cancer: PET/CT Characterization With Combined CT Histogram and Standardized Uptake Value PET Analysis - Concepedia

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Adrenal Masses in Patients With Cancer: PET/CT Characterization With Combined CT Histogram and Standardized Uptake Value PET Analysis

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2011

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Marzio Perri, Paola Anna Erba, Duccio Volterrani, Federica Guidoccio, Elena Lazzeri, Davide Caramella, Giuliano Mariani

American Journal of Roentgenology

Abstract

The combination of SUV and CT histogram analysis allowed us to significantly improve the PET/CT diagnostic accuracy for characterizing adrenal lesions, leading to a significant reduction in the number of false-positive cases.

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