Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in pulmonary rheumatoid nodules diagnosed by video-assisted thoracic surgery lung biopsy: two case reports and a review of the literature
Modern Rheumatology, 06/12/2012
Saraya T et al. – These cases show that rheumatoid nodules with an enhanced inflammatory process, such as vasculitis, can appear false–positive for malignancy on FDG–PET/CT scan images.



