SPECT has traditionally been regarded as nonquantitative. Advances in multimodality γ-
cameras (SPECT/CT), algorithms for image reconstruction, and sophisticated compensation …

Background MRI of the lung is recommended in a number of clinical indications. Having a
non-radiation alternative is particularly attractive in children and young subjects, or pregnant …

A collaboration of multidisciplinary experts on the functional evaluation of lung cancer
patients has been facilitated by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European …

A joint initiative by the British Thoracic Society and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in
Great Britain and Ireland was undertaken to update the 2001 guidelines for the selection …

Over the past few decades, pulmonary imaging technologies have advanced from chest
radiography and nuclear medicine methods to high-spatial-resolution or low-dose chest CT …

Absolute quantification of radiotracer distribution using SPECT/CT imaging is of great
importance for dosimetry aimed at personalized radionuclide precision treatment. However …

Surgery remains the best curative option in patients with early stage lung cancer (stage I and
II). Developments in minimally invasive techniques now allow surgeons to perform lung …

Qualitätsindikatoren wurden durch Sens et al. wie folgt definiert:„Ein Indikator ist ein
quantitatives Maß, welches zum Monitoring und zur Bewertung der Qualität wichtiger …

For the assessment of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs), a chest computed tomography
(CT) is often performed as a combination of a nonenhanced and an enhanced scan. A …

Since the publication of the Radiologic Diagnostic Oncology Group Report in 1991, the
clinical application of pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with lung …