False positive fixation of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography after correction of a vocal cord paralysis

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Oct;40(4):e158. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.05.051. Epub 2011 Aug 19.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Pneumonectomy / adverse effects
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Recurrence
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis / etiology
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis / therapy

Substances

  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • baysilon