Tomography, Emission-Computed
                             
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                            
	"Tomography, Emission-Computed" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				Tomography using radioactive emissions from injected RADIONUCLIDES and computer ALGORITHMS to reconstruct an image.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D014055 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | E01.370.350.350.800 E01.370.350.600.350.800 E01.370.350.710.800 E01.370.350.825.800 E01.370.384.730.800 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Tomography, Emission-ComputedTomography, Emission-ComputedTomography, Emission ComputedComputed Tomographic ScintigraphyTomographic Scintigraphy, ComputedComputerized Emission TomographyEmission Tomography, ComputerizedCT Scan, RadionuclideCT Scans, RadionuclideRadionuclide CT ScanRadionuclide CT ScansScan, Radionuclide CTScans, Radionuclide CTEmission-Computed TomographyEmission Computed TomographyTomography, Radionuclide-ComputedTomography, Radionuclide ComputedRadionuclide Computerized TomographyComputerized Tomography, RadionuclideTomography, Radionuclide ComputerizedRadionuclide Tomography, ComputedComputed Radionuclide TomographyTomography, Computed RadionuclideRadionuclide-Computed TomographyRadionuclide Computed TomographyRadionuclide-Emission Computed TomographyComputed Tomography, Radionuclide-EmissionRadionuclide Emission Computed TomographyTomography, Radionuclide-Emission ComputedScintigraphy, Computed TomographicTomography, Computerized EmissionCAT Scan, RadionuclideCAT Scans, RadionuclideRadionuclide CAT ScanRadionuclide CAT ScansScan, Radionuclide CATScans, Radionuclide CATRadionuclide Computer-Assisted TomographyComputer-Assisted Tomographies, RadionuclideComputer-Assisted Tomography, RadionuclideRadionuclide Computer Assisted TomographyRadionuclide Computer-Assisted TomographiesTomographies, Radionuclide Computer-AssistedTomography, Radionuclide Computer-Assisted
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								Test performance of positron emission tomography and computed tomography for mediastinal staging in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2003 Dec 02; 139(11):879-92. 
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								The cost of positron emission tomography in six United States Veterans Affairs hospitals and two academic medical centers. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Aug; 181(2):359-65. 
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								Cost-effectiveness of alternative management strategies for patients with solitary pulmonary nodules. Ann Intern Med. 2003 May 06; 138(9):724-35. 
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								Accuracy of positron emission tomography for diagnosis of pulmonary nodules and mass lesions: a meta-analysis. JAMA. 2001 Feb 21; 285(7):914-24. 
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								Usefulness of positron emission tomography imaging in the management of lung cancer. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 1999 Jul; 5(4):201-7. 
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								Strategy and cost in investigating solitary pulmonary nodules. Thorax. 1998 Aug; 53 Suppl 2:S32-7. 
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								Three-dimensional imaging. Radiology. 1991 Nov; 181(2):321-37.