| Literature DB >> 65019 |
J J Rasker, H Beekhuis, A M van de Wal, J N Homan van der Heide, M G Woldring.
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Because the results with cobalt-57-bleomycin (57Co-bleo) as a tumour-seeking agent in patients with pulmonary tumours were promising, a prospective study was carried out to test the sensitivity and selectivity of this technique for metastases in lung hila and mediastinum in a group of patients with bronchial cancer. The sensitivity of 57Co-bleo scintigraphy appeared to be higher than that of routine radiological investigations and mediastinoscopy. For this reason it is suggested that 57Co-bleo scintigraphy can be used as a method to select patients for mediastinoscopy.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 65019 PMCID: PMC470488 DOI: 10.1136/thx.31.6.641
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139