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Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A new ray of hope!

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Author	Joshi, Jyotsna M. Desai, Unnati Karkhanis, Vinaya S. Basu, Sandip
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease with median survival of 2-3 years. It is described as fibroproliferative rather than pro-inflammatory disorder with limited treatment options. IPF diagnostics and therapeutics are a hot topic of current research. We describe a case elaborating the utility of the whole body positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-(fluorine-18) fluoro-D-glucose (F-18 FDG) integrated with computed tomography technique in IPF. The area of most intense pulmonary F--18 FDG uptake corresponded to regions of honeycombing suggesting metabolically active disease amenable to pharmacologic intervention. Additional F--18 FDG uptake was seen in mediastinal nodes implying an extrapulmonary component of disease.
Related Links	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041417/pdf
Ending Page	285
Page Count	3
Starting Page	283
File Format	XHTML
ISSN	09723919
e-ISSN	09740244
DOI	10.4103/0972-3919.187456
Journal	Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	31
Language	English
Publisher	Medknow
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Respiratory System Fluorine-18 Fluoro-d-glucose Honeycombing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Positron Emission Tomography/computed Tomography Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Volume 31, Issue 4
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

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