| Imaging requirements in the practice of pulmonary metastasectomy. | |
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PMID: 20502248 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The primary imaging modality for the detection of pulmonary metastases is computed tomography (CT). Ideally, a helical CT scan with 3- to 5-mm reconstruction thickness or a volumetric thin section scanning should be performed within 4 weeks of pulmonary metastasectomy. A period of observation to see whether further metastases develop does not seem to allow better patient selection. If positron emission tomography is available, it may identify the extrathoracic metastatic sites in 10 to 15% of patients. Despite helical CT scan, palpation identifies the metastases not detected by imaging in 20 to 25% of patients and remains the standard. No data define the optimal interval for follow-up surveillance imaging. |
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Authors:
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Frank C Detterbeck; Tomasz Grodzki; Fergus Gleeson; John H Robert |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Volume: 5 ISSN: 1556-1380 ISO Abbreviation: J Thorac Oncol Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-26 Completed Date: 2010-09-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101274235 Medline TA: J Thorac Oncol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S134-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Section of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Program, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. frank.detterbeck@yale.edu |
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Follow-Up Studies Humans Lung Neoplasms / mortality, radiography, secondary*, surgery* Palpation Pneumonectomy* Positron-Emission Tomography* Radiography, Thoracic Tomography, Spiral Computed Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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