Lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer-related mortality in Scotland,
accounting for 28.9% of all cancer deaths in 2007.1 Current guidelines recommend …

Computed tomography (CT) provides the most detailed imaging information, hence it is
generally used as a routine imaging procedure in the tumour, node, metastasis (TNM) …

This document is the result of a joint initiative by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the
Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) to produce detailed …

BACKGROUND: A study was undertaken to investigate the accuracy of positron emission
tomography (PET) with 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) in the thoracic lymph node …

Integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has many
advantages over solitary PET and CT, which has led it to become an increasingly …

BACKGROUND--The aim of preoperative computed tomographic (CT) assessment of
patients with carcinoma of the bronchus is to stage the tumour accurately, and forewarn the …

PURPOSE: To estimate the incidence of occult metastases to the brain and skeleton in
patients suspected of having non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)(stage higher than …

Because complete resection remains the only reliable method of cure of lung cancer, one
important aim of preoperative staging is to select patients with localised disease who may …

This document is the result of a joint initiative by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the
Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) to produce detailed …

Abstract The helpfulness of 18F-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)
in restaging non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been extensively evaluated. A total …