18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography is useful in postoperative follow-up of asymptomatic non-small-cell lung cancer patients | Zendy

Hiroaki Toba | Zendy; S Sakiyama | Zendy; Hideki Otsuka | Zendy; Yukikiyo Kawakami | Zendy; Hiromitsu Takizawa | Zendy; Koichiro Kenzaki | Zendy; Kazuya Kondo | Zendy; Akira Tangoku | Zendy

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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography is useful in postoperative follow-up of asymptomatic non-small-cell lung cancer patients

Author(s) -

Hiroaki Toba,

S Sakiyama,

Hideki Otsuka,

Yukikiyo Kawakami,

Hiromitsu Takizawa,

Koichiro Kenzaki,

Kazuya Kondo,

Akira Tangoku

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1569-9293

pISSN - 1569-9285

DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivs368

Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , asymptomatic , computed tomography , lung cancer , radiology , fluorodeoxyglucose , positron emission , tomography , nuclear medicine , positron emission tomography computed tomography , cancer , pathology

Postoperative follow-up and surveillance after curative resection for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are generally performed. However, there is no consensus on the best programme at this time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic capability of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in postoperative NSCLC patients without clinical and radiological evidence of recurrence, as a follow-up and surveillance programme.

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