Mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung carcinoma using computed and positron-emission tomography

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1168-1172

  Kiernan, Paul D ^a   Sheridan, Michael J ^a   Lamberti, James ^a   Dicicco, Barry ^a   Wigton, Roger ^a   Hetrick, Vivian ^a   Vaughan, Betty ^a   Graling, Paula ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036775931     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200210000-00012     Document Type: Article

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