Value of positron emission tomography for lung cancer staging

JM Albes, BM Dohmen, U Schott, E Schülen… - European Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective: The therapeutic strategy in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) requires exact
staging of tumour invasion (T) as well as differentiation between ipsi-and contralateral lymph …

Positron emission tomography for predicting recurrence in stage I lung adenocarcinoma: standardized uptake value corrected by mean liver standardized uptake …

S Shiono, M Abiko, T Okazaki, M Chiba… - European journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objective: F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has
become an important staging tool for patients with lung cancer, and determination of the …

[HTML][HTML] Solid tumor size on high-resolution computed tomography and maximum standardized uptake on positron emission tomography for new clinical T descriptors …

Y Tsutani, Y Miyata, H Nakayama, S Okumura… - Annals of oncology, 2013 - Elsevier
Background To better describe clinical T descriptors using solid tumor size (the maximum
dimension of the solid component of the tumor) on high-resolution computed tomography …

Thoracic staging in lung cancer: prospective comparison of 18F-FDG PET/MR imaging and 18F-FDG PET/CT

P Heusch, C Buchbender, J Köhler… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
Therapeutic decisions in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients depend on the tumor
stage. PET/CT with 18F-FDG is widely accepted as the diagnostic standard of care. The …

PET and PET-CT of lung cancer

HC Steinert - Positron emission tomography, 2011 - Springer
Accurate staging is essential to offer the patient the most effective available treatment and
the best estimate of prognosis. In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), surgical resection …

[HTML][HTML] Positron emission tomography-computed tomography in the management of lung cancer: An update

P Sharma, H Singh, S Basu… - South Asian journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This communication presents an update on the current role of positron emission tomography-
computed tomography (PET-CT) in the various clinical decision-making steps in lung …

Imaging to optimally stage lung cancer: conventional modalities and PET/CT

MT Truong, RF Munden, B Movsas - Journal of the American College of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Accurately staging patients with lung cancer is important in determining treatment options
and prognoses. Staging allows the distinction of patients who are candidates for surgical …

Prognostic impact of nomogram based on whole tumour size, tumour disappearance ratio on CT and SUVmax on PET in lung adenocarcinoma

SH Song, JH Ahn, HY Lee, G Lee, JY Choi, J Kang… - European …, 2016 - Springer
Objectives Lung adenocarcinoma frequently manifests as subsolid nodules, and the solid
portion and ground-glass-opacity (GGO) portion on CT have different prognostic …

Rethinking a non-predominant pattern in invasive lung adenocarcinoma: prognostic dissection focusing on a high-grade pattern

Y Choi, J Kim, H Park, HK Kim, J Kim, JY Jeong… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Prognostic considerations for non-predominant histologic patterns are
necessary because most lung adenocarcinomas have a mixed histologic pattern. We aimed …

The prognostic value of positron emission tomography in non-small cell lung cancer: analysis of 266 cases

H Kramer, WJ Post, J Pruim, HJM Groen - Lung Cancer, 2006 - Elsevier
Positron emission tomography (PET) is more accurate than computed tomography (CT) in
the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We analyzed the prognostic value of …