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Good Vibrations and the Power of Positron Thinking: Positron Emission Tomography and Endoscopic Ultrasound in Staging of Mesothelioma—Two Case Reports 

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1 Good Vibrations and the Power of Positron Thinking: Positron Emission Tomography and Endoscopic Ultrasound in Staging of Mesothelioma—Two Case Reports  Craig P. Carden, MBBS, FRACP, James S. Myerson, MBBS, BSc, MRCP, Sanjay Popat, MBBS, BSc, PhD, MRCP, Ana Montes, MBBS, PhD, James M.G. Larkin, MA, PhD, MRCP, Martin J. Benson, MBBS, MRCP, Mary E.R. O'Brien, MD, FRCP  Journal of Thoracic Oncology  Volume 3, Issue 5, Pages (May 2008) DOI: /JTO.0b013e31816fca34 Copyright © 2008 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions

2 FIGURE 1 Case 1: Initial positron emission tomography (PET) showing uptake in region of esophagus (large arrow), and in pleural cavity (small arrows). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2008 3, DOI: ( /JTO.0b013e31816fca34) Copyright © 2008 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions

3 FIGURE 2 Case 1: Computed tomography scan from 4 months after the positron emission tomography (PET) scan showing increasing size of esophageal lesion (white arrow). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2008 3, DOI: ( /JTO.0b013e31816fca34) Copyright © 2008 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions

4 FIGURE 3 Case 1: Computed Tomography scan from 7 months after initial positron emission tomography (PET) scan (Figure 1), showing enlargement of the esophageal mass, and esophageal stent in situ (black arrow). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2008 3, DOI: ( /JTO.0b013e31816fca34) Copyright © 2008 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions

5 FIGURE 4 Case 2: positron emission tomography (PET) scan after four cycles chemotherapy showing celiac node (white arrow). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2008 3, DOI: ( /JTO.0b013e31816fca34) Copyright © 2008 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions


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