Imaging of lung cancer with CT, MRT and PET

U Haberkorn, SO Schoenberg - Lung cancer, 2001 - Elsevier
The staging of non-small lung cancer has to be performed in an interdisciplinary approach
considering all clinical, radiological and histologic results. The staging using imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

SC Rankin - Cancer imaging, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Staging of non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) uses the TNM classification and is undertaken to
identify those patients who are surgical candidates, either initially or after chemo …

CT, positron emission tomography, and MRI in staging lung cancer

JJ Erasmus, BS Sabloff - Clinics in chest medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is a common malignancy and remains the leading cause of cancer-related
deaths in both men and women in the United States. Imaging plays an important role in the …

Classification of lung cancer: first experiences with the new TNM classification

H Bulzebruck, P Drings, K Kayser… - European …, 1991 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In January 1987, the 4th edition of the TNM classification for malignant lung tumours by the
International Union Cancer (UICC) came into effect. Thus, for the first time, a uniform …

Current state of imaging for lung cancer staging

MS Kent, JL Port, NK Altorki - Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 2004 - thoracic.theclinics.com
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the
United States. In 2002 169,400 patients were diagnosed with lung cancer and 155,000 …

Imaging techniques in lung cancer

W De Wever, J Coolen, JA Verschakelen - Breathe, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Conventional chest radiography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) and
positron emission tomography (PET) are all imaging techniques used for the detection …

Computed tomography in staging for lung cancer

JA Verschakelen, J Bogaert… - European Respiratory …, 2002 - Eur Respiratory Soc
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) …

New aspects in the staging of lung cancer. Prospective validation of the International Union Against Cancer TNM classification

H Bülzebruck, R Bopp, P Drings, E Bauer, S Kysa… - Cancer, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Methods. To validate the new TNM definitions for lung cancer
(International Union Against Cancer [UICC]) TNM classification, 4th edition, 1987, the data of …

Significance of PET/CT in determining actual TNM staging for patients with various lung cancers.

K Chiba, M Isoda, M Chiba, T Kanematsu… - International …, 2010 - europepmc.org
We investigated the difference in TNM stage of lung cancer provided by PET/CT (combining
positron emission tomography and computed tomography) as compared with TNM stage …

Lung cancer: update on staging classifications

PJ Friedman - American Journal of Roentgenology, 1988 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
The AJC for Cancer Staging has improved the TNM system for lung cancer by breaking up
the large category of advanced disease into several groups with different treatment …