18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) PET pulmonary imaging: Role in detecting vascular inflammation

Gourab Choudhury (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), Janice Wong, Alex Vesey, Susie Ferguson, Alison Fletcher, Tim Clark, Martin Connell, Brandon Whitcher, Iain Kilty, William Vennart, Edwin J.R. Van Beek, William MacNee, Gourab Choudhury

Source: International Congress 2015 – CT, PET, MRI modalities: fusion of anatomical and functional variables for lung assessment
Disease area: Airway diseases

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