PET-FDG scan enhances but does not replace preoperative surgical staging in non-small cell lung carcinoma.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Poncelet, A J; Lonneux, M; Coche, E; Weynand, B; Noirhomme, P
- Source
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; September 2001, Vol. 20 Issue: 3 p468-474, 7p
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- ISSN
- 10107940; 1873734X
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.