Increased lung [18F]-FDG uptake in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with distal involvement

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Patients with distal chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) show greater FDG lung uptake on PET scans than those with proximal disease, suggesting a proliferative microvasculopathy. These findings support further investigation on the role of PET/CT in characterising CTEPH.

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