PET-FDG scan enhances but does not replace preoperative surgical staging in non-small cell lung carcinoma.
| Autor: | Poncelet, A J, Lonneux, M, Coche, E, Weynand, B, Noirhomme, P |
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| Zdroj: | European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; September 2001, Vol. 20 Issue: 3 p468-474, 7p |
| Abstrakt: | To assess the effectiveness of positron emission tomography with radiolabeled [18F]-2-fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose (PET-FDG) imaging in mediastinal lymph node (LN) staging for non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) and to compare it to conventional clinical and surgical staging. |
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