[HTML][HTML] PET scan in lung cancer: current recommendations and innovation

JF Vansteenkiste, SS Stroobants - Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2006 - Elsevier
In the past 10 years, positron emission tomography (PET), usually with 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-
D-glucose (FDG), has become an important imaging modality in patients with lung cancer …

Imaging in lung cancer: positron emission tomography scan

JF Vansteenkiste - European Respiratory Journal, 2002 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In the past 5 yrs, positron emission tomography (PET), usually used with 18 F‐fluoro‐2‐
deoxy-glucose (FDG), has become an important imaging modality in lung cancer patients …

PET scanning in lung cancer: current status and future directions

MP Mac Manus, RJ Hicks - Seminars in surgical oncology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Positron emission tomography (PET) represents a dramatic advance in the imaging of lung
cancer. It is valuable for the diagnosis, staging, prognosis, and restaging of disease, and is …

The future in diagnosis and staging of lung cancer: positron emission tomography

BM Fischer, J Mortensen - Respiration, 2006 - karger.com
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 …

Advanced PET imaging in oncology: status and developments with current and future relevance to lung cancer care

W Voigt - Current Opinion in Oncology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Considering the potential of PET imaging for precision medicine and drug development in
lung and other types of cancer, increasing efforts are warranted to standardize PET …

Emerging role of PET in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer

G Coates, SJ Skehan - Canadian Respiratory Journal, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F‐fluoro‐2‐deoxyglucose (FDG) has recently
emerged as a practical and useful imaging modality in patients with lung cancer. Malignant …

The role of PET scan in diagnosis, staging, and management of non-small cell lung cancer

L Schrevens, N Lorent, C Dooms… - The oncologist, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Positron emission tomography (PET) is now an important cancer imaging tool, both for
diagnosis and staging, as well as offering prognostic information based on response. This …

PET scan in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer

JF Vansteenkiste - Lung cancer, 2003 - Elsevier
Imaging techniques play an essential role in the diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of patients
with lung cancer. Positron emission tomography (PET) has become an important innovation …

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 …

Role of FDG-PET in the diagnosis and management of lung cancer

WJG Oyen, J Bussink, AFT Verhagen… - Expert review of …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Positron emission tomography (PET) using [18F]-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) has
emerged as a valuable diagnostic modality in patients with non-small cell lung cancer …