Standardized perfusion value: universal CT contrast enhancement scale that correlates with FDG PET in lung nodules.

Miles, K A; Griffiths, M R; Fuentes, M A · Radiology · 2001

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Abstract

The standardized enhancement value and standardized perfusion value allow comparison between different methods for quantification of contrast enhancement during computed tomography (CT). Standard perfusion values calculated from CT measurements of perfusion within pulmonary nodules compared favorably with those derived from previously reported enhancement data and correlated with standardized uptake values obtained from positron emission tomographic images (r = 0.8, P <.01).

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