The Spatial Relationship between Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Standardized Uptake Value of ¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Has a Crucial Influence on the Numeric Correlation of Both Parameters in PET/MRI of Lung Tumors

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3D visualization of patient cases with spatial mismatch and match between and . (a–c) Patient with adenocarcinoma in the left lower lobe superior segment in lateral (a), posterior oblique (b), and posterior (c) projections. (d–f) Patient with adenocarcinoma in the right upper lobe apical segment in lateral (a), posterior oblique (b), and posterior (c) projections. The orange points indicate the and the red points the . The distance between both parameters in the first patient is 19.5 mm and 5.3 mm in the second patient.

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