Fluro-deoxygenase-positron emission tomography/computed tomography in hard metal lung disease

We report a case of a diamond polisher where FDG-PET/CT was helpful in identifying active inflammation in hard metal lung disease (HMLD) caused by cobalt exposure.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Iyer, Kapil, Karkhanis, Vinaya, Basu, Sandip, Joshi, Jyotsna M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4587003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26628763
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.164160
Descripción
Sumario:We report a case of a diamond polisher where FDG-PET/CT was helpful in identifying active inflammation in hard metal lung disease (HMLD) caused by cobalt exposure.

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