Diagnostic Yield of 18F-FDG PET After Lung Transplantation: A Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study

Background. To investigate the diagnostic yield of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ( 18 F-FDG PET) in lung transplant recipients. Methods. A single-center, retrospective cohort study including 234 18 F-FDG PET examinations in 199 lung transplant recipients. Indication for PET referral, 18 F-FDG PET diagnosis/findings and final clinical diagnosis were classified into 3 groups: malignancy, infection/inflammation not otherwise...