Positron emission tomography in relation to Noguchi's classification for diagnosis of peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer 2 cm or less in size

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 314-317

  Tsunezuka, Y ^a   Shimizu, Y ^a   Tanaka, N ^a   Takayanagi, T ^a   Kawano, M ^b  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG INJURY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, BRONCHIOLO-ALVEOLAR; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED TUMOR, MALIGNANT; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33846589945     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-0475-9     Document Type: Article

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