Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Pattern of Pulmonary Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis

14 patients total: 7 patients (4 male, 3 female, mean age 56.6 +/- 6.6 years) with lung cancer and CT-based diagnosis of lymphangitic carcinomatosis, and 7 control patients (4 male, 3 female, mean age 42.1 +/- 5.66 years) with normal chest CT scans.

F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)

Normal contralateral lung or lungs of normal controls

Mean standardized uptake values (SUVs) of F-FDGsurrogate