The Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT Integrated Imaging in Distinguishing Malignant from Benign Pleural Effusion

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The Role of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT Integrated Imaging in Distinguishing Malignant from Benign Pleural Effusion

Yajuan Sun,

Affiliation Department of Radiological Diagnosis, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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Hongjuan Yu,

Affiliation Department of hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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Jingquan Ma,

Affiliation Center of PET/CT, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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Peiou Lu

* E-mail: lupeiou@163.com

Affiliation Center of PET/CT, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5951-3148

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Positron emission tomography
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Pleurae
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Pleural effusion
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Computed axial tomography
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Cancer detection and diagnosis
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Metastasis
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Metastatic tumors
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Mesothelioma
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