| Literature DB >> 24914421 |
Ilgin Sahiner1, Gulin Ucmak Vural1.
Abstract
Positron emission tomography (PET) using 2-(18F)-flouro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) has emerged as a useful tool in the clinical work-up of lung cancer. This review article provides an overview of applications of PET in diagnosis, staging, treatment response evaluation, radiotherapy planning, recurrence assessment and prognostication of lung cancer.Entities:
Keywords: Positron emission tomography (PET); lung cancer; prognosis; radiotherapy planning; solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN); staging; therapy response
Year: 2014 PMID: 24914421 PMCID: PMC4032918 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2014.03.05
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Quant Imaging Med Surg ISSN: 2223-4306