Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death. The accurate staging
of lung cancer is important in determining the optimal treatment strategy and predicting the …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortalities with the rate of incidence
reaching about 1.5 million cases per year worldwide. Approximately 350 people die each …

Lung cancer is a common disease and the leading cause of cancer‐related death in many
countries. Precise staging of patients with non‐small‐cell lung cancer plays an important …

Lung cancer has been the main death reason of human being cancer. The incidence of lung
cancer and death rate increase rapidly in recent years. X ray and CT (computer tomography) …

Background: This study aims to investigate the relationship between histopathological
subtypes, anatomical distribution, and maximum standardized uptake value of lung cancer …

Results: PET/CT had a sensitivity of 77.8%, specificity of 76.36%, PPV of 56% and NPV of
91.59% in accurate staging of the lung cancer as compared to CT (computed tomography) …

Lung cancer is among the most common cancers worldwide accounting to significant
morbidity and mortality. Patients suspected of having lung cancer undergo various …

We compared the diagnostic accuracy of integrated positronemission tomography and
computed tomography (PET-CT) with that of CT alone, that of PET alone and that of …

Resumen LADRON DE GUEVARA H, David et al. Positron emission tomography/computed
tomography for lung cancer staging. Rev. méd. Chile [online]. 2015, vol. 143, n. 1, pp. 22-29 …

Background: Positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a non-invasive, complicated and
expensive medical imaging technology used for diagnosis and treatment of various …