Advantages of positron emission tomography over computed tomography in mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 160-164

  Von Haag, Derek W ^a   Follette, David M ^a   Roberts, Peter F ^a   Shelton, David ^a   Segel, Leigh D ^a   Taylor, Tracy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Comparative studies; Computed tomography; Lymph nodes; Mediastinum; Metastases; Neoadjuvant therapy; Non small cell lung cancer; Positron emission tomography; Staging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM CANCER; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MEDIASTINUM METASTASIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0036351870     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2002.6354     Document Type: Article

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