Evaluation of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose whole body positron emission tomography imaging in the staging of lung cancer

C A Saunders; J E Dussek; M J O'Doherty; M N Maisey

Evaluation of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose whole body positron emission tomography imaging in the staging of lung cancer

C A Saunders, J E Dussek, M J O'Doherty, M N Maisey

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Surgical resection of lung cancer remains the treatment of choice in appropriately staged disease, but conventional imaging techniques have limitations. Positron emission tomography (PET) may improve staging accuracy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	790-7
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	67
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1999

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Evaluation of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose whole body positron emission tomography imaging in the staging of lung cancer

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