Mediastinal lymph node staging of non-small-cell lung cancer: A prospective comparison of computed tomography and positron emission tomography

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 642-648

  Scott, W J ^a   Gobar, L S ^a   Terry, J D ^a   Dewan, N A ^a   Sunderland, J J ^a   Rusch, V W ^a   Warren, W H ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0030009349     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70317-3     Document Type: Article

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