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. 2016 Mar-Apr;49(2):104–111. doi: 10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0087

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A: Axial fused ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT image. B: Axial chest CT image. C: Axial fused ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT image. D: PET axial image. Patient with a history of gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting with indeterminate pulmonary nodule in the right lower lobe in a previous CT scan. Upon ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT examination, the nodule displayed slightly increased glycolytic metabolism when compared with normal lung parenchyma (arrows in A and B), together with hypermetabolic ipsilateral hilar lymph nodes (C and D). The patient underwent surgery, which further confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis.