High <sup>18</sup> F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission tomography–computed tomography is associated with emphysema progression
Semiquantitative FDG uptake was independently associated with longitudinal emphysema progression in both of the participants who currently and previously smoked. Semiquantitative PET/CT may provide useful information for early intervention in participants at high risk for emphysema progression.
Authors
- Hidenori Kage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3658-4442)
- Takuya Kawahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3859-2756)
- Hirotaka Matsuzaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8688-3005)
- T. Yoshikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1924-5468)
- Takahiro Nakao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9498-7501)
- Akira Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8102-3754)
- Nobutake Yamamichi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5741-9887)
- Shouhei Hanaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7496-1651)
- Yukihiro Nomura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-9936)
- Kensuke Fukuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0605-6681)
- Toshihiro Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5458-5345)
Institutions
- Chiba University (JP)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ERJ Open Research
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00755-2025
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00