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*Although PET-CT scans are not indicated for histoplasmosis, they may often be ordered to rule out malignancy. | *Although PET-CT scans are not indicated for histoplasmosis, they may often be ordered to rule out malignancy. | ||
*Unfortunately, PET scans have poor specificity when it comes to differentiating histoplasmosis and lung adenocarcinoma. | *Unfortunately, PET scans have poor specificity when it comes to differentiating histoplasmosis and lung adenocarcinoma. | ||
*Although histoplasmosis may cause calcified nodules, many nodules never calcify, or calcify partially and PET scans demonstrate increased uptake in these lesions. | *Although histoplasmosis may cause calcified nodules, many nodules never calcify, or calcify partially and PET scans demonstrate increased uptake in these lesions.<ref name=werrgf>Kenneth S. Knox and Chadi A. Hage "Histoplasmosis", Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010), pp. 169-172.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Other Imaging Findings
PET Scan
- Although PET-CT scans are not indicated for histoplasmosis, they may often be ordered to rule out malignancy.
- Unfortunately, PET scans have poor specificity when it comes to differentiating histoplasmosis and lung adenocarcinoma.
- Although histoplasmosis may cause calcified nodules, many nodules never calcify, or calcify partially and PET scans demonstrate increased uptake in these lesions.[1]
References
- ↑ Kenneth S. Knox and Chadi A. Hage "Histoplasmosis", Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010), pp. 169-172.