Background: Although pathologic stage I lung cancers generally have a favorable
prognosis, approximately 20% of patients experience recurrence after surgery. Therefore, a …

Background This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the Deauville criteria, 5-point
semiquantitative scale criteria to assess the maximum standardized uptake value of [18F] …

Background The ratio of the maximum diameter of consolidation to the maximum tumor
diameter (C/T ratio) on thin-section computed tomography (TSCT) and the maximum …

BACKGROUND: The malignant biological behavior of small‐sized lung adenocarcinomas
remains obscure, although understanding this feature is important for selecting appropriate …

Background This multicenter study aimed to validate the ability of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose
positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) plus high-resolution …

Adenocarcinoma is the most common histologic type of lung cancer. Recent lung
adenocarcinoma classifications from the International Association for the Study of Lung …

Since its introduction in 1974, positron emission tomography (PET) has gained widespread
use, especially in diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. In this respect, 18F …

We investigated the incremental management impact and prognostic value of staging with
18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) being considered for …

Lung cancer has increased in incidence throughout the twentieth century and is now the
most common cancer in the Western World. It has a poor prognosis, only 10–15% of patients …

Background Positron emission tomography (PET) scanningis used increasingly to detect
and stage lung cancer, but the testperformance characteristics and relationship of PET to …