Is there a role for PET in the evaluation of subcentimeter pulmonary nodules?

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-114

  Kernstine, Kemp H ^a   Grannis, Frederic W ^a   Rotter, Arnold J ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Lung mass; PET; Screening; Solitary pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

CARBON 11; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 23744481478     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2005.04.004     Document Type: Review

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