Risk stratification of
solitary pulmonary nodules by means of PET using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose and SUV quantification.
The widespread use of chest computed tomography (CT) scanning technology has contributed to significantly increased detection of
solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).
Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) has proved to be an accurate non-invasive imaging test for differentiating benign from malignant
solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).
The study showed that the radiologists would have correctly diagnosed a pair of
solitary pulmonary nodule cases, one malignant and one benign, between 75% and 83% of the time.
The
solitary pulmonary nodule. Chest 123(1 Suppl.):89S-96S, 2003.
In a study conducted by Shetty et al, (8)
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule was the most common presenting findings followed by a central lesion and then by a peripheral mass lesion.
Solitary pulmonary nodule: Characterization with combined wash-in and washout features at dynamic multi-detector row CT.
In her medical record, she had a past history of pneumonia which was 3 years ago and at that time a 2.2 cm
solitary pulmonary nodule located at the right perihilar location was detected in her chest X ray but patient did not accept any further intervention and remained asymptomatic upto date (Figure-1a).
In January 2003 the American College of Chest Physicians Expert Panel on Lung Cancer Guidelines released its guideline on evaluating a
solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN), an intraparenchymal lung lesion <3 cm in diameter unassociated with atelectasis or adenopathy.
Pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma presenting as
solitary pulmonary nodule: dynamic CT findings and histopathologic comparisons.
Chest radiograph may show non-specific findings like focal lung consolidation,
solitary pulmonary nodule or a mass.
(4,6) Available appropriateness criteria for the workup of the
solitary pulmonary nodule have been generated solely by the American College of Radiology, who generally recommend the use of CT scanning, TFNAB, and positron emission tomography scanning as the most appropriate diagnostic tests for evaluation of noncalcified nodules.