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Positron emission tomography in the management of lung cancer.

Abstract
(18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a useful technique to characterize the solitary pulmonary nodule, diagnose primary lung cancer, carry out mediastinal and extrathoracic staging, plan radiotherapy, therapeutic response assessment and detect recurrence. PET may help to determine the ideal site for tissue diagnosis as well as predict prognosis. Combined PET and computed tomography (PET/CT) has the best of both worlds of metabolic and anatomic imaging and may provide optimal disease assessment.
AuthorsVahid Reza Dabbagh Kakhki
JournalAnnals of thoracic medicine (Ann Thorac Med) Vol. 2 Issue 2 Pg. 69-76 (Apr 2007) ISSN: 1817-1737 [Print] India
PMID19727351 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

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