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Lung Neoplasms

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This chapter discusses the use of 18F-FDG PET/CT for initial and subsequent management of lung neoplasms.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Nova M. Isaac MD

  2. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Peter S. Conti MD, PhD, FACNP, FACR

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  1. Dept. Radiology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Peter S. Conti

  2. SCPMG, Kaiser Permanente SCPMG, Riverside, California, USA

    Aarti Kaushik

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Isaac, N.M., Conti, P.S. (2016). Lung Neoplasms. In: Conti, P., Kaushik, A. (eds) PET-CT. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5811-2_2

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