There are different lymphatic drainage pathways in the thorax that are relevant in the staging
of lung cancer, breast cancer, lymphoma, esophageal cancer, and malignant mesothelioma …

Objectives To evaluate the predictive accuracy as well as the rates of false-positive and false-
negative results of CT and positron emission tomography (PET)-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) …

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy of integrated 18 F-fluorodeoxy glucose
positron emission tomography-computed tomography (18 F-FDG PET-CT) in the evaluation …

The evaluation of mediastinal lymph nodes is an important aspect of staging in patients with
non-small cell lung cancer. Anatomic imaging of lymph nodes with computed tomography …

Purpose Our objective was to determine if positron emission tomography (PET) with
fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG; PET-FDG) imaging is equally efficacious in detection of …

To determine the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of staging mediastinal nodal disease
in potentially resectable lung cancer using fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission …

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

Purpose To assess the role of positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging with 18-fluoro-2-
deoxyglucose (18 FDG) in detecting thoracic lymph node metastases in patients with …

The new international lymph node classification adopted by the American Joint Committee
on Cancer (AJCC) and the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer (UICC) is described and …

Because CT protocols for staging lung cancer vary and little information exists regarding the
diagnostic importance of using iv contrast material, our intent was to evaluate intra-and …