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See Latest ArticlesPET Imaging in Patients with Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis and Suspected Malignancy
Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 05/08/09
Reichert M et al. - PET imaging was often positive in patents with CWP; however, all were false positives with standardized uptake value measurements in the range that are typically seen with malignant nodules. Due to its high rate of false positives, PET imaging seems to be of limited utility in diagnosing malignancy in patients with underlying coal worker's pneumoconiosis.
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