Computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) are the most
commonly used methods for diagnosis and staging in both malignant and benign diseases …

Background/aim: We aimed to define the optimal SUVmax cut-off value in determination of
mediastinal-hilar lymph node metastasis, by comparing positive PET/CT results with the …

INTRODUCTION: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-
TBNA) is frequently used as an important initial investigation for diagnosing and staging for …

Methods: Fifty seven patients with extrathoracic malignancies with maximum standardized
uptake value (SUVmax) of mediastinal-hilar lymph nodes greater than or equal to 2.5 were …

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle
aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) biopsy for diagnosis of PET-CT positive mediastinal lymph nodes …

In the staging of lung cancer with positron emission tomography (PET) positive mediastinal
lymph nodes, tissue sampling is required. The performance of transbronchial needle …

BACKGROUND The sensitivity and specificity of positron emission tomography (PET) have
been significantly improved for the identification of malignancies in recent years; however, it …

Mediastinal lymph node enlargement is common in the follow-up of patients with previously
treated malignancies. The aim of this study is to assess the role of endobronchial ultrasound …

Background: Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) with fluorine-
18-fluorodeoxyglucose has a high sensitivity in detecting malignancy in patients suspected …

Background/Aim Patients with primary extra-thoracic malignancy (ETM) often have hyper-
metabolic mediastinal lymph nodes (HM-MLN) in the PET-scan done for initial staging or …