Practical PET, the Specialist's Handbook: CT Scans and the Conundrum of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule CME

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Release Date: March 27, 2008; Valid for credit through March 27, 2009

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Detail the role of CT scanning in the detection and assessment of solitary pulmonary nodules
  2. Discuss the ability of FDG-PET scanning and hybrid PET-CT fusion studies to distinguish benign from malignant solitary pulmonary nodules
  3. Describe the clinical management benefits associated with the use of CT, FDG-PET, and PET-CT fusion studies in the setting of lung cancer
Authors and Disclosures

Barry L. Shulkin, MD, MBA
Disclosure: Barry L. Shulkin, MD, MBA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Chuong Bui, MBBS, FRACP
Disclosure: Chuong Bui, MBBS, FRACP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Robert Chevrier
Disclosure: Robert Chevrier has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
 
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