Purpose: To evaluate the predictive factors for radiation response in non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) and the role of such factors in guiding high dose radiation therapy …

Purpose: To validate a computed tomography (CT) and 18F-deoxyglucose (FDG) image
fusion procedure and to evaluate its usefulness to facilitate target definition and treatment …

PURPOSE: To determine the accuracy of 2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG)
positron emission tomography (PET) in the evaluation of regional lymph nodes in patients …

Although radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are still the
methods of choice for the study of lung cancer, they have certain limitations in the …

Objective To determine the accuracy of CT and positron emission tomography (PET) in the
diagnosis of recurrent uterine cervical cancer. Materials and Methods Imaging findings of CT …

Objective To compare histological findings of FDG-PET false-positive and true-negative hilar
and mediastinal lymph nodes. Methods Sixty-seven lymphnode areas in 11 patients who …

The usefulness of positron-emission tomography (PET) for noninvasive assessment of
several biological parameters of neoplastic tissue has been reviewed. Numerous …

The concept of equivalent uniform dose (EUD) has been suggested as a means to
quantitatively consider heterogeneous dose distributions within targets. Tumor cell …

Purpose Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Non–small-
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 75% to 85% of lung cancers. CT has been the …

VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery, is presently used for a variety of thoracic disorders
and represents a new approach to thoracic disease. It plays a specific role in staging …