Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 84-86 , January 2001

False-positive uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in the hilar region and mediastinum

  • Shung-Shung Sun

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Chunghua, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chi-Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Shih-Chuan Tsai

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Chunghua, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chi-Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jih-Fan Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Chunghua, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chi-Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ruoh-Fang Yen

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Chunghua, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chi-Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Poon-Ung Chieng

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Chunghua, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chi-Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Hung Kao

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Chunghua, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chi-Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Chia-Hung Kao, MD, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160 Taichung Harbor Road, Section 3, Taichung 40705, Taiwan.

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doi: 10.1053/snuc.2001.21077

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 84-86 , January 2001

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