Comparing 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in the Evaluation of Small Pulmonary Nodules in Patients with a History of Malignancy

BACKGROUND: The aims of the study were to determine the accuracy of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in detecting pulmonary metastasis through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), a technique that allows the excisional biopsy of small pulmonary nodules in patients wi...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hong Kyu, Cho, Sung Woo, Lee, Hee Sung, Kim, Kun Il, Kim, Hyoung Soo, Cho, Seong Joon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012
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Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3283782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22363906
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.1.35

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