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Staging of lung cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17706526     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Imaging techniques play a vital role in the diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of patients who have lung cancer. For this purpose, PET has become an important adjunct to conventional imaging techniques such as chest radiography, CT, ultrasonography, and MR imaging. The ability of PET to differentiate the metabolic properties of tissues allows more accurate assessment of undetermined lung lesions, mediastinal lymph nodes, or extrathoracic abnormalities, tumor response after induction treatment, and detection of disease recurrence.
Authors:
Jokke Wynants; Sigrid Stroobants; Christophe Dooms; Johan Vansteenkiste
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiologic clinics of North America     Volume:  45     ISSN:  0033-8389     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiol. Clin. North Am.     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-08-20     Completed Date:  2007-11-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0123703     Medline TA:  Radiol Clin North Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  609-25, v     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Respiratory Oncology Unit (Pulmonology), Leuven Lung Cancer Group, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium. johan.vansteenkiste@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / diagnostic use
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / pathology*,  radiography,  radionuclide imaging
Lymphatic Metastasis
Neoplasm Staging / methods*
Radiopharmaceuticals / diagnostic use
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, Emission-Computed
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 63503-12-8/Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

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