Potential Pitfall in the Assessment of Lung Cancer with FDG-PET/CT: Talc Pleurodesis Causes Intrathoracic Nodal FDG Avidity

Figure 3

High-attenuation of talc. CT image of a syringe of saline mixed with talc demonstrates high density sediment of the talc (A) and fluid density of the supernatant saline (B). Note also the gas at the top (C).