Imaging characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary nodules

Nishino Kengo; Iguchi Kesato; Ishibashi Osamu; Sasatani Yuika; Ohara Gen; Kagohashi Katsunori; Satoh Hiroaki

doi:10.2478/rjim-2021-0016

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine (Dec 2021)

Imaging characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary nodules

Nishino Kengo,
Iguchi Kesato,
Ishibashi Osamu,
Sasatani Yuika,
Ohara Gen,
Kagohashi Katsunori,
Satoh Hiroaki

Affiliations

Nishino Kengo: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Miya-machi 3-2-7, Mito-city, Ibaraki, 310-0015, Japan
Iguchi Kesato: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Miya-machi 3-2-7, Mito-city, Ibaraki, 310-0015, Japan
Ishibashi Osamu: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Miya-machi 3-2-7, Mito-city, Ibaraki, 310-0015, Japan
Sasatani Yuika: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Miya-machi 3-2-7, Mito-city, Ibaraki, 310-0015, Japan
Ohara Gen: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Miya-machi 3-2-7, Mito-city, Ibaraki, 310-0015, Japan
Kagohashi Katsunori: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Miya-machi 3-2-7, Mito-city, Ibaraki, 310-0015, Japan
Satoh Hiroaki: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Miya-machi 3-2-7, Mito-city, Ibaraki, 310-0015, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2021-0016
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 59, no. 4
pp. 369 – 374

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Introduction. Nontuberculous mycobacteriosis (NTM) of the lungs can develop nodules. In order to clarify some of the characteristics of lung NTM nodules, we examined volume doubling time (VDT) and maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) in positron emission tomography (PET) of pathologically diagnosed NTM nodules.

Published in Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

ISSN: 2501-062X (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/RJIM

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