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Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

ISSN: 2155-9619

Open Access

Serdar Altindag


Turkey

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  • Research Article
    Association of PET Scan Parameters of Pulmonary Masses and Reticuloendothelial System with Hematologic Parameters
    Author(s): Halil Komek, Serdar Altindag and Canan CanHalil Komek, Serdar Altindag and Canan Can

    Objectives: The most active organs of the reticuloendothelial system (RES) are the liver, spleen and bone marrow, having immune mechanisms against malignancy including neutrophils and platelets. RES may be imaged by different modalities, like PET scan. Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have gained importance as proinflammatory markers in cancer, e.g. lung cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between PET parameters of pulmonary mass or RES, and hematological parameters, and to evaluate the role of these factors in differentiating the pathological character of the mass. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the data of 131 patients, retrieved from the department archives, with pulmonary mass limited to mediastinum was made. Patients were grouped according to pathological results: benign mass (n=46), squamous cell carcinoma .. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000327

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