Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
Criterion | Description |
Inclusion | Indication for 18F-FDG PET/CT |
Characterization of solitary pulmonary nodule | |
Staging of non–small cell lung carcinoma | |
Definition of biologic target volume for radiotherapy | |
Patients able to maintain supine position for 60 min | |
Age ≥ 18 y | |
WHO status ≤ 1 | |
Well-informed written consent | |
Exclusion | Lung tumor histology with classically low 18F-FDG avidity (bronchial carcinoid; lepidic and mucinous adenocarcinoma) |
Infectious or any other active severe bronchopneumopathy, respiratory pain, or distress; alteration in vital parameters; pneumothorax, peripheral lung biopsy or puncture, or hemoptysis within previous month | |
Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, or breast feeding |
WHO = World Health Organization.