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Pulmonary nuclear medicine |
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| Authors: | R. F. Miller M. J. O'Doherty |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Medicine, University College and Middlesex Schoole of Medicine, E1 Cross Piece, The Middlesex Hospital, W1N 8AA London, UK;(2) Departments of Medicine and Nuclear Medicine, St. Thomas Hospital, SE1 London, UK |
| Abstract: | This article reviews the contribution made by nuclear imaging to the assessment, diagnosis and monitoring of patients with respiratory disease. It focuses on several specific areas including the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, the investigation of intrapulmonary infection and neoplasm and the role of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning.Offprint requests to: R.F. Miller |
| Keywords: | Infection Neoplasm Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning Pulmonary embolism Mucociliary clearance Lung permeability |
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