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From: Improving CT-guided transthoracic biopsy diagnostic yield of lung masses using intraprocedural CT and prior PET/CT fusion imaging

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A 69-year-old man with suspected primary lung malignancy. a The intraprocedural non-contrast CT image (using mediastinal soft tissue window) showed a homogenous mass. b 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging showed a mass with uneven uptake (SUVmax = 12.8) (arrow) in the left lower lobe. c CT and prior PET/CT fused image showed FDG-avid peripheral region of the mass were targeted. Final surgery revealed lung large cell carcinoma with central necrosis

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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