Detecting mediastinal lymph node metastases in non-small-cell lung cancer using a combination of technetium-99m tetrofosmin chest single photon emission computed tomography and chest computed tomography

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 311-317

  Shiun, Shih Chih ^a   Sun, Shung Shung ^a   Hsu, Nan Yung ^a   Kao, Chia Hung ^a   Lin, Cheng Chieh ^a   Lee, Cheng Chun ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mediastinal lymph node; Non small cell lung cancer; Single photon emission computed tomography; Technetium 99m tetrofosmin

Indexed keywords

TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036252606     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CNV-120001175     Document Type: Article

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