Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for> 80% of lung cancer cases and currently
has an overall five-year survival rate of only 15%. Patients presenting with advanced stage …

Study objectives To determine the test performance characteristics of CT scanning, positron
emission tomography (PET) scanning, MRI, and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for staging …

Background Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and
prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies and invasive …

Background Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and
the prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies including …

BACKGROUND.: The purpose of our study was to determine the incidence and locations of
M1 disease at presentation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer to help design …

Correctly staging lung cancer is extremely important because the treatment options and the
prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies are available to …

PURPOSE: To compare the accuracies of whole-body 2-[fluorine 18] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-
glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and conventional imaging (thoracic …

Despite advances in morphological imaging, some patients with lung cancer are found to
have non resectable disease at surgery or die of recurrence within a year of surgery. At …

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MRI Correlation, 5th Editionis your one-stop reference for current information on CT and MRI …

Objectives: Patients undergoing pneumonectomy for lung cancer are thought to be at high
risk for the development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PC) and these …