Diagnosis of Occult Liver Metastases in a Patient with Lung Cancer

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Preoperative Axial CT and PET Findings in a Patient with Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer.The preoperative CT scan revealed no metastases in the liver (Panel A), whereas the PET scan showed three hot spots in the liver (Panel B). Liver metastases were confirmed during follow-up. In Panel B, the asterisk indicates diffuse uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in the stomach wall as a result of gastritis.