Background: The tumor involvement of lymph nodes (LN) in N2 station is a very important
factor for the further therapy decision and the prognosis of lung cancer patients. Today …

Objective To examine the diagnostic accuracy of positron emission tomography/computed
tomography in evaluating the mediastinum of patients with non-small cell lung cancer …

Background. Integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET-CT) is a
well-validated modality for assessing mediastinal lymph node metastasis in non-small-cell …

Positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET–CT) is the non-invasive
gold standard method for determining the oncological stage of patient with diagnosis of lung …

Background: This study aims to evaluate the accuracy rate of integrated positron emission
tomography (PET) with 18F-flouro-2-deoxy-Dglucose and computed tomography (CT) in …

Objective: To assess whether more accurate mediastinal lymph nodes radiotherapy can be
performed with fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography …

BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography (PET) scans often help direct biopsies of
mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but the …

Surgical treatment for mediastinal lymph node involvement in non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) will not have positive impact on survival. The present study aimed at investigating …

BACKGROUND: Despite documented superiority of integrated positron emission
tomography-computerized tomography (PET-CT) over computerized tomography (CT) in …

Background: Integrated 18F-FDG, PET-CT has shown somewhat variable sensitivity and
specificity for nodal staging in tuberculosis endemic areas. This variation is mainly because …