PET/CT for staging and monitoring non small cell lung cancer

Correct staging of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is vital for appropriate management. Initial staging is usually performed with computerised tomography (CT), but increasingly functional imaging using integrated positron emission tomography and CT (PET/CT) is being used to provide more accurate...

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Autor principal: Rankin, Sheila
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: e-Med 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18852078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2008.9006
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Sumario:Correct staging of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is vital for appropriate management. Initial staging is usually performed with computerised tomography (CT), but increasingly functional imaging using integrated positron emission tomography and CT (PET/CT) is being used to provide more accurate staging, guide biopsies, assess response to therapy and identify recurrent disease.

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