Questionnaires on mediastinoscopy for mediastinal FDG uptake in patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma; analysis in the institutions without a PET system

Japanese Journal of Clinical Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 281-283

  Hayashi, Katsumi ^a   Abe, K ^b   Sakaguchi, C ^b   Kawauchi, T ^b   Kosuda, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

CANCER PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14644399866     PISSN: 00099252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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