¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Accuracy in the Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Review and Cost-Effectiveness

Figure 6

Images for a 62-year-old man with stage T2b and N1 NSCLC (epidermoid) in the right upper lobe. (a) CT image showing a lesion in the right upper lobe with adenopathy in space 7. (b) PET image showing ¹⁸F-FDG uptake (maximum SUV 9). (c) PET/CT image showing ¹⁸F-FDG uptake in the primary lesion and affected lymph node. (d) Histological analysis revealed the lymph node lesion not to be a tumor but rather hyperplastic anthracoid inflammation. Thus PET/CT provided a false-positive result.

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